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Cannot access my IoT VLAN from Default VLAN
I have all my IoT devices connected to IoT VLAN. I have all my computers and phones connected to Default VLAN. This separation is for security obviously as recommended. I have Network Isolation turne...
Anyone any ideas or suggestions?
Hello@hajar1
And welcome to the NETGEAR Community! 🙂
In my perspective you are not doing anything wrong, the rule for Network Isolation is just implementing it's job. To clarify what is happening is that. If you can recall as you have mentioned, there should be no IoT devices be able to get out from it's VLAN. Now what is happening when you try to access them from your non IoT devices they would not respond as it's being blocked by the rule that nobody should be able to get out from it's VLAN. That is also why when you remove the Network Isolation everything will work fine. I believe only through access control list that you will be able to achieve your requirement. Please check page 59 to 63 from the link below to be guided about ACL:
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/SXK50/SXK50_UM_EN.pdf
Have a lovely day,
Erwin
Netgear Team
Thank you, Erwin. So does Netgear then have those access rules or other mechanism to achieve what I want?
The way other routers isolate IoT Vlan is that you can access devices from outside of IoT VLan, but IoT Vlan devices cannot access any devices outside of the IoT Vlan. This is very simply achieved with a couple of Firewall rules.
This type of isolation where IoT Vlan devices become completely inaccessible locally and are only accesible via Cloud is super inconvenient. Basically, I end up maintaining Wifi to IoT Vlan and Ethernet to Default VLan constantly completely defeating the point of IoT Vlan isolation as anyway have to be permanently exposed to it.
Any suggestions how to fix this annoyance and inconvenient lack of firewall in such an expensive Pro device?
Anyone any suggestions?
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