i would like to configure MT6000 to have just 1 visible SSID "Waypoint", but i would like the password that gets entered to decide which network to connect to, Lan and Guest.
so im guessing lan and vlan1, or possibly vlan10 as default and vlan20 as guest?
example - mainpassword would gain you access to the default Lan
guestpassword would grant you access to the Guest Lan
i had seen this article, this is setup via vlans, is that the only method or could it be done on a simpler level?
edited question for clarity, i have cli knowledge but trying to figure out the guest config, essentially just want to block guest network from main network, but not from other clients on the guest network.
You don't necessarily need VLANs if your Wifi access point and your router are one and the same device. Of course you need to define a "guest network" alongside your regular LAN, that's all quite exhaustively covered in the various "how to make a guest wifi" tutorials. But they both never leave the device, so you don't need to care about segregating different networks on a single connection, which is what VLANs are for.
If you want to serve both regular clients and guests from one single wifi SSID, you need to make your guest network not just a single (unmanaged) network interface but a bridge to which hostapd can attach its (internal) wifi device, and state that bridge as a third parameter in vlan_file. Only hostapd-internally it will, pro forma, have a VLAN ID.
i took a good look at the wireless landscape around me and i am overthinking this, i just setup a 2.4 guest wifi and firewall zone per the gui guide, wasnt as big a deal as i was making it lol, the single extra ssid isnt going to make much difference in our area
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