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Lord-Boly
Aspirant
Feb 21, 2016

Question about VLAN's

Hi,

i am looking at getting a Ready NAS and connecting it to my network using a gigabit switch, and i'm curious if it is possible to put my desktop (ethernet) and my laptop (wifi) on the same VLAN to allow just them to see the NAS and for it to be visable to the internet for ReadyCloud aswell.

Thanks in advance

(sorry if it's a bit vague)

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  • doraemon's avatar
    doraemon
    Prodigy
    Mar 04, 2016

    I'm thinking that the wired will have no problems as long as they're on the same VLAN ID but thinking about the wireless...

    Perhaps if you have an AP wired to the switch and set it on the same VLAN ID...

    • Lord-Boly's avatar
      Lord-Boly
      Aspirant
      Mar 04, 2016

      Thanks for your help

      Is there any way to have one AP connect a device too one of two Vlans depending on the Mac addresses?

      If not can you use one AP to transmit two SSID's assigned two different VLans?

      Thanks in advance

      • doraemon's avatar
        doraemon
        Prodigy
        Mar 04, 2016

         

        Verify AP's features if it's capable of those. Some may and some may not.