I actually did something like this a couple of years ago with Apple Extreme APs and pfSense. Apple Extremes & Expresses both have the built in ability to create a homogenized network. Set them in bridge mode and have pfSense handle the firewall/DHCP/DNS stuff. easy peasy. I did a building with 5 floors and 3-4 APs per floor for about $4000. Plus Apple extremes will happily run in the plenum and can be managed from a central location and single program interface.
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I actually did something like this a couple of years ago with Apple Extreme APs and pfSense. Apple Extremes & Expresses both have the built in ability to create a homogenized network. Set them in bridge mode and have pfSense handle the firewall/DHCP/DNS stuff. easy peasy. I did a building with 5 floors and 3-4 APs per floor for about $4000. Plus Apple extremes will happily run in the plenum and can be managed from a central location and single program interface.