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Again, only ONE IPTV port must be connected between the ISP Device and the switch, for example only the one connecting to port #20 on the switch. Otherwise, you will create a network loop on the IPTV network.
Then, also the yellow port #22 and the blue #20 must have the exact matching VLAN config on the GS724T as shown in the VLAN table config for the GS308E.
If you have two more TV boxes and switches: Asuming you want to connect these from the GS724T, you need to configure two more ports as a trunk (like the yellow #22, to the VLAN config very similar to the port #8 on the GS308E.
No, port based VLAN does work within one switch only.
Keep it simple - and avoid connecting multiple ports of the same VLAN/switch (on the router) why ever:
You need two VLANs - say VLAN 1 for primary Internet, and VLAN 4 for TV - ensure these VLANs are created on 802.1Q mode (1 is on by default).
Configure the two trunk ports for VLAN 1 and VLAN 4 as [T]agged (PVID 1, just in case) and connect to the cable in the wall installation.
Configure one port on both ends to VLAN 4 [U]ntagged, PVID 4 (only, remove from VLAN 1) - this does connect to the router TV port resp. to the TV.
Keep all other ports on both switches as VLAN 1 [U]ntagged, PVID 1. Connect only one to one router Internet ports. This will allow using all ports for Internet.
Ok, on the big switch - why are there four ports configured in some way for the IPTV - beyond the one connected to the provider router IPTV port? Only one port must be configured untagged for the VLAN 4/PVID 4 - this is where you connect the router IP TV port. Of course, should there be more ports for IPTV media boxes, configure the same. And remove any relation to VLAN 1 on these.
What is missing is a configuration of the port used to connect the two switches or is the intention using a LAG? For the VLAN side, it's the same: Configure this trunk port [or the LAGs] with both VLAN 1 and VLAN 4 to tagged.
I have replied few days ago but for somereason it was not posted.
I have tried the configurations as in the attached files.
Devices on VLAN4 were connected to the TV port on the ISP device. Other devices such as the TV did not have any access to the network shares or internet access.
What if I tried port based VLANs instead.... these TV ports do not require anything but a direct connection to the ISP device.
Again, only ONE IPTV port must be connected between the ISP Device and the switch, for example only the one connecting to port #20 on the switch. Otherwise, you will create a network loop on the IPTV network.
Then, also the yellow port #22 and the blue #20 must have the exact matching VLAN config on the GS724T as shown in the VLAN table config for the GS308E.
If you have two more TV boxes and switches: Asuming you want to connect these from the GS724T, you need to configure two more ports as a trunk (like the yellow #22, to the VLAN config very similar to the port #8 on the GS308E.
No, port based VLAN does work within one switch only.
Hi.. Thanks for your follow up.. I need to try this one 3 locations. 3 TVs, 3 wall data sockets, 3 switches to have the same configuration and to be all connected on one big switch... then connected to the ISP's tv ports..
I will try it tomorrow and hopefully it will work. If it didn't, I will tag all vlan 4 ports...
@Viper18181 wrote: 3 TVs, 3 wall data sockets, 3 switches to have the same configuration and to be all connected on one big switch... then connected to the ISP's tv ports..
...only one ISP TV port on the router please.
In case the ISP IPTV system is IGMP Multicast based, enable IGMP multicast on the IPTV VLAN on both switches.
