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gs308e VLAN setup
Hi hoping for a little assistance. I have purchased this switch in the hope of being able to connect to two different pieces of networkable hardware. Specifically, L'acoustics network manager requires a Static IP address to enable the computer to control the amplifiers and Shure wireless workbench which requires DHCP to connect to the RF units. My hope was to be able to connect my M1 Macbook pro 0s 12.5.1 to the switch and be able to run both applications without switching the Network settings on my Computer. The GUI on my interface software is different from the ones shown in online help articles. Do I require a different switch? or is it possible to create a Static port and a DHCP port on this switch? Any help or guidance would be much appreciated. I have included a screenshot of the application. Thanks in advance
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Welcome to the community!
Would it be possible if you could provide a network topology (how your devices are connected)?
Basically, you have a computer with the network manager application installed that is assigned with a static IP address that needs to communicate to your client devices (amplifiers and wireless workbenches) which are DHCP clients, is that right?
If that is the case, just basing it on your requirements, it looks like you'll need a router instead of a switch.
Regards,
JeraldM
NETGEAR Community Team
There is nothing stopping you from having multiple devices on the same network (here your new switch), regardless if some get ip configs by DHCP or some are set fixed (to that very same IP subnet of course, same gateway, same subnet mask, ...) as for example issued by your router DHCP server.
Briefly flying over these two devices specs and descriptions don't unveil any needs for bigger requirements.
Thanks for the response. I think it is probably down to my limited understanding of networking by the looks of it. I think need a layer 3 Device ie. A Router I think to create separate LANs. The Shure software communicates with the RF units via DHCP requiring a LAN of its own and the L’acoustics software communicates with the Amplifier’s via a static IP again requiring a LAN of its own. In this scenario I can run my mac with the Shure Wireless workbench software{DHCP} and l’acoustics Net manager software{static} for both networks as the “brain” and connect to a router with separate LAN networks DHCP and Static assigned to individual ports to control the relevant devices on the two separate networks. Basically after some reading and with help from the answers above I think what I need is a small wireless router(I have no need to connect to the internet in this scenario but this seems the cheapest way to get the functionality I require). And the switch I have purchased already can be used to expand any network I create using the router. Does this seem like a reasonable solution? Thanks in advance. Andy
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