Ideas for new guest network

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Hi All,&nbsp;Currently we have a Netgear Firewall FVS336G and a Netgear Prosafe Switch JGS524E, we have two ISPs and use both WAN ports on the firewall.&nbsp;We would create a separate network, with the following specs:&nbsp;- Do not touch the existing network configuration/structure- The guest network should use only 1 ISP (that will be shared with the other network)- The guest network will have 10 clients max&nbsp;http://postimg.org/image/bpf9ufd0n/&nbsp;What hardware would you suggest to use?&nbsp;Thanks,Cristian&nbsp;

JohnRo · Answer

Hello&nbsp;cosac,&nbsp;
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Welcome to the community!&nbsp;
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There is a feature on the FVS336G that might be able to accomplish what you are looking for. Please check the reference manual, see page 129 (Manage IPv4 Multihome LAN IP Addresses on the Default VLAN).&nbsp;
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If you have more questions, the community is happy to help.&nbsp;
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Thanks,&nbsp;

cosac · Answer

Hello JohnRo,&nbsp;Thanks for the input, but I think this solution&nbsp;is not suitable for us, because it is not DHCP capable as manual says:&nbsp;"You cannot configure secondary IP addresses in the DHCP server. For the hosts on the secondary subnets, you must manually configure the IP addresses, gateway IP address, and DNS server IP addresses."&nbsp;I think a&nbsp;FVS318G or&nbsp;FVS318N could be enough for our&nbsp;needs in one single product.&nbsp;Thanks and regards,Cristian

JohnRo · Answer

Hi&nbsp;cosac,&nbsp;
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I see, are you planning to connect another router/firewall to the FVS336G?&nbsp;
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Thanks,&nbsp;

cosac · Answer

Hi JohnRo,&nbsp;Actually I've not planned to connect another router/firewall to the FVS336G&nbsp;Regards,Cristian&nbsp;

JohnRo · Answer

Hello cosac,&nbsp;

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On WAN2 of the FVS336G, do you need to use a public IP? Because if not, you can use another router like the FVS318G as the "firewall for guest" then connect an ethernet cable from firewall to guest to the WAN2 port of the FVS336G. However, when using WAN2 port the devices behind the FVS336G will experience "double NAT". If you want to use both public IPs on WAN2 port of the FVS336G and Firewall for Guests, you may have to get a modem that can supply 2 Public IPs.&nbsp;

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Thanks,

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