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VLAN setup with pcWRT PW-AX1800
Dear community,
I am trying to upgrade from my FritzBox network setup to a slightly more professional solution and would appreciate your advice!
I have come across the pcWRT PW-AX1800 router (https://shop.pcwrt.com/products/pcwrt-cf-xr10-gigabit-dual-band-secure-wifi6-router-with-parental-control) which looks almost to good to be true as it can do VLAN tagging, WLAN, ad filtering and more for a very low price.
Has anyone got experience with this device?
The intended setup could be:
router ______ Solar controller & battery (VLAN-A or separate VLAN)
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| |_____ L2 switch ___ VLAN-A: IoT LAN devices
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| |_____VLAN-B: trusted devices
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L2 switch ___VLAN-A IoT LAN devices
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|_____VLAN-B: trusted devices
The switches are Netgear GS308E and are on different floors.
There should also be WLAN for both networks distributed with AVM Fritz-Repeaters 2400 (as I already have them).
Do you think this would work?
Many thanks, Felix
3 Replies
There is no need to introduce a new router - your Fritz can support two networks and IP subnetwork. A beautifully documented project is shown here in the German Netgear Communty - granted, for the Plus switches admin network, you can't make use of tagged connections anyway ... as explained in depth in the linked thread already.
Many thanks for your fast reply! I will work through that interesting post.
I had seen a setup where the FritzBox LAN4 port is used as "guest" network to achieve VLAN tagging:
https://janscholten.de/blog/2014/09/vlans-im-heimnetz-mit-netgear-unifi-und-fritzbox/
but it sounds like this is not necessary in your suggested setup?Das ist genau der richtige Ansatz - zwei physikaliche Verbindungen, jede mit einen eigenen Netzwerk. Dahinter kann man mit den VLANs dann anstellen was man will. Wenn man zwei (oder mehr) SSIDs braucht um auf die verschiedenen Netzwerke zugriefen zu können benötigt man Access Points welche SSIDs und mehrere VLANs unterstützen. Die Lernkurve und die Fleissarbeit kann die Community den Mitgliedern aber nicht abnehmen.
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