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fr0gg
Oct 23, 2021Follower
VLAN Set-up with WAX610, MS510TXPP, GS110EMX & pfSense
I'll start out by saying I am not a networking expert and have struggled thus far successfully to get a new home network using a homemade pfSense box to run. The intention of this was to increase se...
schumaku
Oct 23, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Let's keep it simple:
For the primary (typically also the mangement) network, run the trunks between the switches, to the security appliance, and to all APs [U]ntagged VLAN and set the PVID to the same number. All other network VLANs are run [T]agged.
On the APs side, configue all SSIDs (each representing a network), then associate each to the network VLAN you desire.
On the security appliance, define the networks you need accordignly with the network specific IP address, a subnet and the DHCP server for each network, and last but not least again the first network untagged, and all other networks as tagged for the trunk to the switch.
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