I decided to build a network for our Anthem Coffee and Tea business in 2022. Anthem Coffee purchased the list of items shown below. Richard Applegate created Wi-Fi networks for our stores, a firewall, and VPN setup, Two DNS server, and everything can be controlled by our Omada Controller Server.
- ER7206 or ER707-M2: Router Business—support with omada controller
- EAP670v1: Access Point—support with Omada controller
- Raspberry Pi 4: 4 GB RAM with 64 GB SD micro Card (For VPN)
- POE Injector for Access Point
- 6 Cat6 Cable: We have our own Cable and I made bunch cable ready to hook up.
- Richard Applegate’s TP link Omada Controller.
- 2 DNS Server: Richard Build DNS Server called AdGuard Home DNS Server.
- VPN Server Gateway – I recommend using a dedicated IP from NordVPN to help you block illegal sites with a DNS server to block bit torrent’s website. I configured our firewall to prevent access to port 53. We current use Encryption DNS port 853 from adguard. so customer cant use port 53.
TOTAL Price is without cable is 490.92 dollars for each stores.
Our Stores simple Network Diagram:
Modem assign static IP -> Gateway VPN Server with nordlynx -> Router with feature DNS Proxy -> Access Point
Server Diagram:
Modem assign Static IP -> I did bridge network Firewall -> Server static IP(Hosting Machine)(DNS,Web,Email,etc…).
Omada SDN Controller Hosting by Richard Applegate.
I’m very proud of the network I built for our Anthem Coffee and Tea business. I used TP-Link products, which I believe are excellent for our business. Furthermore, I installed the same setup in eight stores in Washington and Arizona, and it works flawlessly. Each store can handle more than 100 clients every day without any problems.
I built the servers myself at no cost to the company, and my boss let me do it. The servers are working fine, and I’m now responsible for hosting 12 servers.
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