Longer video than I wanted it to be...but here was my path for installing new tplink omada router, software controller, 2 access points, as well as pi-hole for ad blocking.
Enjoy!
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - New equipment (hardware)
4:31 - Software controller (truenas app setup)
8:19 - Software controller (web GUI setup)
10:52 - struggle bus...omada discovery utility
15:06 - finally found the router!
16:22 - Port forwarding
20:12 - LAN/vLAN setup
23:20 - ADULT CONTENT FILTERING (via cloudflare)
25:35 - WiFi broadcast service set identifier (ssid) setup
30:06 - controlling router ports individually/dumb "unmanaged" switches
34:53 - static IP for Truenas
36:58 - pihole background and setup
44:22 - ACL (access control) on router
45:52 - firetruck
46:40 - wrap up
49:29 - chef's kiss

Amazon (affiliate) links to the stuff I bought:
Router: https://amzn.to/4e00SyN
Indoor access point: https://amzn.to/3VoME3e
Outdoor access point: https://amzn.to/4e41Cmr
2.5g POE++ dumb switch: https://amzn.to/3R5CAJW
1g POE++ camera dumb switch: https://amzn.to/3V3RVfo
Cheap dumb switch: https://amzn.to/3wWArJQ


Omada Discovery Utility: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/do...