GS1xxE and their PoE equivalents. Getting them an IP using DHCP on a specific vlan.
Hello to anyone taking the time to read this.
I have close to a dozen netgear GS1xxE switches at my home and various family member's homes by now and swear by the things. Vlan tagging is a must...
I have a very simple network at home with three vlans: a trusted network, a guest network and a test network. None of these are vlan1. My main switch is a GS724T, placed in the downstairs cupboard where my broadband comes in, with a firewall, separate wifi AP, a small server and cat5e to around the house. The guest network is used for guests, but also untrusted devices like cheap chinese IP cctv cameras and the like.
I just bought a GS108E as perfect for me needs, a simple but good quality switch ideal for extending my network into a home office space, so I set it up with the same vlans with a .1q port to link back to the "core" switch. And I quickly spotted the problem discussed here:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Smart-Plus-and-Smart-Pro-Managed/GS108Ev3-Cannot-set-VLAN-for-management-interface/td-p/971240
that sent me here.
I want to be able to set my GS108E to have its management interface on any vlan. This seems to me to be a fairly trivial thing to want, sorry. It appears there are work-rounds to solve this, but ultimately I will probably end up selling the GS108E and buy a different brand. I definitely do NOT want the chance of having my switch visible on the guest network!