After a hardware upgrade I ended up with a spare mini pc. Noticed these two icons and thought I might be able to use it as a WiFi access point with VLANs using OPNsense.
Is that possible? If so, what do I even need to buy to plug into there?
I don’t need it to do any fancy dhcp, dns or firewall stuff, I just need a WiFi access point with support for VLANs.
It is possible but not recommended. The hardware is designed to world as a client so it is likely missing a lot of modern features. You can but the quality of the signal will suck. It might be fine as a temporary solution for a single device but that’s it.
Exactly. A DIY router is fine, don’t DIY the AP.
You can absolutely “DIY” the AP. You just need the right hardware. Take something that has good wifi hardware and flash OpenWRT.