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VLAN compatibility: Help before buying WAC505 or WAC510
Hi, I currently have a ProSafe GS108Ev3 switch and a non business R7000 Nighthawk router. I want to disable wifi on the router and setup the WAC5xx AP to provide local Wifi and guest wifi throug...
to answer your questions...
- can I also assign the 2 LAN ports to specific VLANs on the WAC510 ? > you only use both ports when the WAC510 is used in Router mode. In this mode the WAN port is connected to your modem, and the LAN port is used as uplink to your network, i.e. into a network switch.
When it's used as a standalone AP you use the WAN port to uplink the AP to the network and the VLAN settings are as per my first reply, it depends on whether the AP will support single SSID or multiple SSID's on multiple VLAN's. You don't assign VLAN's to the 2 ports.
- Does the client separation for SSID work on a non aware VLAN network ? > I have re-tested it and it doesn't work as you need it, this will not be an option for you. The feature works in that wireless clients connected to the SSID where it is enabled will not be able to communicate with each other, but they can still see and communicate to other devices on the LAN. You do really need VLAN's to get the setup you desire, unfortunately that means a VLAN aware router.
Regards
DavidGo
chopin70 wrote:
- loading Tomato or XWRT on the R7000, will allow it to setup VLAN subs and make my setup possible with 2 VLANs on the WAC510 ?
Just answering this question. I have set up VLANs using XWRT on the R7000 and it works. It is NOT straightforward because XWRT has no GUI support for VLANs; they must be set up using a script.
I have limited experience with Tomato but IIRC, it does have GUI support for VLANs.
hey
i had a similiar setup (R7000 and 2x WAC505)
i have up on the VLAN thing - it's just a mess.
if you want guest access SSID you have to wait for future implementation
inputs / make things better could be posted here and click the KUDOS button
i really hope netgear will push out a lot of the missing futures with the new update. the product is just not finished yet, well not even that, it's just an alpha :smileyfrustrated:
Do you mean the "client separation" SSID feature is broken ?
don't know, but i couldn't either get it working so i gave up (on the different SSID) :-)
have not bothered because i still hope Netgear will bring the update soon and make things easier.
reading again your thread i just figured out you're talking about VLAN only, not differen / guest SSID
maybe i need some sleep, reset my head. sorry if i bumped in your thread...
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