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Help setting up VLANs
Hi, I'm having a hard time setting up home VLANs. I essentially want a separate VLAN for a main (trusted) network, one for the kids, one for guests, and one for IOT devices. I'm sure it's because I d...
doucettea wrote:
Router has 4 VLANs configured Trusted VLAN 1 Guest VLAN 20 IOT VLAN 30 Kids VLAN 40
All go by one cable to main switch. 192.168.10.0/24 192.168.20.0/24 192.168.30.0/24 192.168.40.0/24 Main Switch gs116ev2: (port 1 to router, bedroom and unused ports to guest network, other ports to other switches) 1 Router (Untangle) U T T T 2 UnRaid File Server U PVID-1 3 Backup WiFi Router U PVID-1 4 Empty U PVID-20 5 Empty U PVID-20 6 Media cabinet (switch) U T T T 7 Study U PVID-20 8 Guest BR U PVID-20 9 Kitchen U PVID-20 10 Back Patio U PVID-20 11 BR2 U PVID-20 12 BR3 U PVID-20 13 BR4 U PVID-20 14 Master Bedroom (switch) U T T T 15 Office (switch) U T T T 16 Attic (switch) U T T T Media cabinet gs308epp: (want HTPC and TV on guest network, wifi hotspot broadcast one SSID for each VLAN) 1 Unifi WiFi Hotspot U T T T 2 HTPC U PVID-20 3 TV U PVID-20 4 Empty U PVID-20 5 Main Switch U T T T Office GS105Ev2: 1 Main Switch U T T T 2 Dad PC U PVID-1 3 Kids PC U PVID-20 4 Empty U PVID-40 5 Empty U PVID-20 Master Bedroom GS105Ev2: 1 Main Switch U T T T 2 Mom PC U PVID-1 3 Printer U PVID-1 4 Empty U PVID-1 5 Empty U PVID-1 Attic gs308epp: (wifi hotspots broadcast one SSID for each VLAN) 1 Main Switch U T T T 2 Unifi WiFi Hotspot U T T T 3 Unifi WiFi Hotspot U T T T 4 Empty U PVID-20 5 Empty U PVID-20 6 Empty U PVID-20 7 Empty U PVID-20 8 Empty U PVID-20 Looks fine to me, just to complete some PVIDs on Office GS105Ev2 port 3, 4, 5.
doucettea wrote:
Info: I have a home network with a cable modem that goes to an Untangle router, then to a Netgear gs116ev2 switch. From there, it goes to a number of other netgear switches and to Unifi wireless access points.
I essentially want 1) all the wireless AP's to get all four VLANs (1,20,30,40, I have a different SSID for each),
UniFi does by default run the primary admin and VLAN untagged.
doucettea wrote:
the TV and Home Theater PC to just get the Guest VLAN (20).
The ports where these connect to must be 20 [U]ntagged, PVID 20 (and nothing else).
doucettea wrote:
Mom's computer and printer to get the default VLAN (1).
The ports where these connect to must be 1 [U]ntagged, PVID 1 (and nothing else).
Thank you, that gets me pointed in the right direction.
I'm not clear how to label the ports that go from one switch to another (or to the router), or the ports that have the unifi wifi hotspots on them (all of which broadcast an SSID for each of the four VLANs).
To try to organize it and make communicating about how to set it up easier, I've put the swiches and their ports in a table with the four VLANs.
(may appear more clear in the attached image rather than the html table)
Router has 4 VLANs configured Trusted VLAN 1 Guest VLAN 20 IOT VLAN 30 Kids VLAN 40
| All go by one cable to main switch. | 192.168.10.0/24 | 192.168.20.0/24 | 192.168.30.0/24 | 192.168.40.0/24 | |
| Main Switch gs116ev2: (port 1 to router, bedroom and unused ports to guest network, other ports to other switches) | |||||
| 1 | Router (Untangle) | U | T | T | T |
| 2 | UnRaid File Server | U PVID-1 | |||
| 3 | Backup WiFi Router | U PVID-1 | |||
| 4 | Empty | U PVID-20 | |||
| 5 | Empty | U PVID-20 | |||
| 6 | Media cabinet (switch) | U | T | T | T |
| 7 | Study | U PVID-20 | |||
| 8 | Guest BR | U PVID-20 | |||
| 9 | Kitchen | U PVID-20 | |||
| 10 | Back Patio | U PVID-20 | |||
| 11 | BR2 | U PVID-20 | |||
| 12 | BR3 | U PVID-20 | |||
| 13 | BR4 | U PVID-20 | |||
| 14 | Master Bedroom (switch) | U | T | T | T |
| 15 | Office (switch) | U | T | T | T |
| 16 | Attic (switch) | U | T | T | T |
| Media cabinet gs308epp: (want HTPC and TV on guest network, wifi hotspot broadcast one SSID for each VLAN) | |||||
| 1 | Unifi WiFi Hotspot | U | T | T | T |
| 2 | HTPC | U PVID-20 | |||
| 3 | TV | U PVID-20 | |||
| 4 | Empty | U PVID-20 | |||
| 5 | Main Switch | U | T | T | T |
| Office GS105Ev2: | |||||
| 1 | Main Switch | U | T | T | T |
| 2 | Dad PC | U PVID-1 | |||
| 3 | Kids PC | U | |||
| 4 | Empty | U | |||
| 5 | Empty | U | |||
| Master Bedroom GS105Ev2: | |||||
| 1 | Main Switch | U | T | T | T |
| 2 | Mom PC | U PVID-1 | |||
| 3 | Printer | U PVID-1 | |||
| 4 | Empty | U PVID-1 | |||
| 5 | Empty | U PVID-1 | |||
| Attic gs308epp: (wifi hotspots broadcast one SSID for each VLAN) | |||||
| 1 | Main Switch | U | T | T | T |
| 2 | Unifi WiFi Hotspot | U | T | T | T |
| 3 | Unifi WiFi Hotspot | U | T | T | T |
| 4 | Empty | U PVID-20 | |||
| 5 | Empty | U PVID-20 | |||
| 6 | Empty | U PVID-20 | |||
| 7 | Empty | U PVID-20 | |||
| 8 | Empty | U PVID-20 |
Does this look about right? Or what will I still need to change?
Thanks again,
Ari
doucettea wrote:
Router has 4 VLANs configured Trusted VLAN 1 Guest VLAN 20 IOT VLAN 30 Kids VLAN 40
All go by one cable to main switch. 192.168.10.0/24 192.168.20.0/24 192.168.30.0/24 192.168.40.0/24 Main Switch gs116ev2: (port 1 to router, bedroom and unused ports to guest network, other ports to other switches) 1 Router (Untangle) U T T T 2 UnRaid File Server U PVID-1 3 Backup WiFi Router U PVID-1 4 Empty U PVID-20 5 Empty U PVID-20 6 Media cabinet (switch) U T T T 7 Study U PVID-20 8 Guest BR U PVID-20 9 Kitchen U PVID-20 10 Back Patio U PVID-20 11 BR2 U PVID-20 12 BR3 U PVID-20 13 BR4 U PVID-20 14 Master Bedroom (switch) U T T T 15 Office (switch) U T T T 16 Attic (switch) U T T T Media cabinet gs308epp: (want HTPC and TV on guest network, wifi hotspot broadcast one SSID for each VLAN) 1 Unifi WiFi Hotspot U T T T 2 HTPC U PVID-20 3 TV U PVID-20 4 Empty U PVID-20 5 Main Switch U T T T Office GS105Ev2: 1 Main Switch U T T T 2 Dad PC U PVID-1 3 Kids PC U PVID-20 4 Empty U PVID-40 5 Empty U PVID-20 Master Bedroom GS105Ev2: 1 Main Switch U T T T 2 Mom PC U PVID-1 3 Printer U PVID-1 4 Empty U PVID-1 5 Empty U PVID-1 Attic gs308epp: (wifi hotspots broadcast one SSID for each VLAN) 1 Main Switch U T T T 2 Unifi WiFi Hotspot U T T T 3 Unifi WiFi Hotspot U T T T 4 Empty U PVID-20 5 Empty U PVID-20 6 Empty U PVID-20 7 Empty U PVID-20 8 Empty U PVID-20 Looks fine to me, just to complete some PVIDs on Office GS105Ev2 port 3, 4, 5.
So far so good, thank you for your assistance.
I do wish this had been made clear in the documentation for the switches. If they will be marketed as entry-level devices handling VLANs to networking novices like myself, then it could be helpful to have some more explanatory documentation so we novices can have the tools to figure it out!
Thanks again for the assistance Schumaku.
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