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Any Entry level Voice Vlan capable switch for home lab?
Hello there,
im looking for an affordable Voice Vlan capable managed switch
i currently have the GS308E thats its Vlan capable but as i continue to learn i find out voice vlan is a different feature that this switch do not have,
any suggestions?
im working on a small home lab setup with polycom phones and want the phone to grab automatically the voice vlan but my switch do not have that feature.
Thanks
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Hi CornellRPG,
You would need at least a Smart switch, the GS308T comes with the same number of ports than the GS308E and it includes features like Auto-Voice VLAN and Voice VLAN.
You can find the datasheet on the link below for all the specificications:
Best Regards,
Julien R.
Before evaluating and going out for shopping: Do you have a network environment - read: a router supporting multiple VLANs and IP subnetworks - for this project? There is no technology magic in a switch supporting voice VLAN. All it can do is automatically assign a VLAN ID eg. based on the MAC (of the phone), probably some more or less useful priority bits.
Said this: What your phone requires is a port with a tagged VLAN for the voice traffic and IP subnet, and typically one untagged for the normal network (Internet/LAN) subnet. The fanciest managed switch wont help on the essential requirements here.
- i do have a mikrotik router in place so all vlan setup is up and running.
only thing i noticed its not working is the voice vlan to use lldp on my voip phone since the switch do not support that feature.
- you are right.
seems like this will work.
i was thinking since im going to spend some money and keep learning networking. what kind of business level switch do you recomend to me that have all normal feature for a business switch that will be cheap?
again this is for home lab. so i dont want to expend alot on something just for learning.
even an old one 10/100 with all more than basic features so i can learn more without break the bank? thanks in advance
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