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mbierman
Aspirant
Apr 10, 2016

FVS318GV2 private subnet

Hi,

 

Here's my set up: 

 

Arris Surfboard modem < -> Negear FVS318GV2 <-> a couple of Airports (bridged mode) , some ethernet-connected devices, and of course some wireless devices. Currently all devices are on one subnet 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0

 

I would like to put a a few wireless devices that I have assigned Fixed IPs to into a different subnet from all other devices. Let's call the subset "A" and all other devices "B". Both subnets need to be able to talk to the WAN, but not to each other.

 

I imagine this ought to be pretty simple, but I'm a bit of novice with this kind of router. Previously I just had simple wireless routers (Apple, Netgear, etc.) I think I need to:

 

  1. Use VLANs to configure IP ranges and subnets
  2. Make sure the devices are within those reanges (reserve the addresses for each device) ? I have also divided the devices into the LAN groups that mimic the organization I'm after but of course that by itself doesn't create separate subnets.

Anyway, if someone could suggest if I am close to the right approach or what I'm doing wrong, that would be a massive help. 

 

Thanks.

 

1 Reply

  • DaneA's avatar
    DaneA
    NETGEAR Employee Retired

    Hi mbierman,

     

    Using VLANs is a great idea.  Here is the network setup I recommend to achieve your goal:

     

    Arris Surfboard modem - FVS318Gv2 - Smart Switch - Access Points

     

    You will need to set up VLAN on the both FVS318Gv2 and the Smart Switch.  Make sure that your Access Points (Airports) are VLAN-aware devices and much better if it can be powered-up via PoE. 

     

    For the Smart Switch, I recommend you the following below that supports VLAN as well as PoE:

     

    GS110TP

    GS728TP 

    GS728TPP

     

    Check the links below for more information about GS110TP, GS728TP and GS728TPP respectively:

     

    GS110TP Data Sheet

     

    GS110TP Product FAQs

     

    GS728TP / GS728TPP Data Sheet

     

    GS728TP/GS728TPP FAQs

     

     

    Regards,

     

    DaneA

    NETGEAR Community Team

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