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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
So, I am left with these 2 before buying the WAC510
- can I also assign the 2 LAN ports to specific VLANs on the WAC510 ?
- Does the client separation for SSID work on a non aware VLAN network ?
Hope you can still answer this Retired_Member
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
Many thanks Retired_Member
This topic should be pinned or added to the online manual :-)
A last question: is there an affordable Netgear router/firewall, not necesserly wifi enabled, that supports multiple VLANs natively ?
Ideally with a 10Gb future-proof port, else without if far too expensive. As a last solution, I will flash Tomato on the R7000
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