Hello,
I hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy.
I am want to integrate a Cisco Integrated Service Router "RV-345" into my network & use VLAN to segregate traffic.
Current setup:
Netgear Wi-Fi router is the only component carrying out network access and routing. Here is a simple representation of the network:
WAN port is connected via CAT-6 cable to ISPs box.
Proposed setup:
Cisco ISR 345 will carry out wired access and routing while setting Netgear to access point mode. Further requirements for VLANs:
Questions:
I apologise if the post is missing information and more is required. Kindly let me know if something needs to be added.
I hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy.
I am want to integrate a Cisco Integrated Service Router "RV-345" into my network & use VLAN to segregate traffic.
Current setup:
Netgear Wi-Fi router is the only component carrying out network access and routing. Here is a simple representation of the network:
WAN port is connected via CAT-6 cable to ISPs box.
- NAS with 2 network port working in bond mode (combined speed instead of fault tolerance) connected to port 1 & 2 of the Netgear.
- Workstation with 2 Intel NICs connected to ports 3 & 4 of the Netgear router. This workstation has ESXi installed and 12 VMs running on it.
Proposed setup:
Cisco ISR 345 will carry out wired access and routing while setting Netgear to access point mode. Further requirements for VLANs:
- VMs running on ESXi require separation using VLANs. I will have multiple VLANs which while segregated from each other need access for few central services like the DHCP, DNS (reachable via Wi-Fi access point port) and one VLAN on the ESXi which will be for logging.
- Currently, a Raspberry Pi running DHCP and DNS servers provides these network services. This is connected via Wi-Fi for now. This is important to note as I would need Wi-Fi to extend all VLANs to reach these central services.
- Raspberry Pis will eventually be connected via ethernet, but right now, they are connected via Wi-Fi.
Questions:
- As per my understanding, ESXi is where I have to create the VLANs and extend them via Cisco ISR. Is this correct?
- How do I ensure that the Wi-Fi port forwards all VLANs? In other words, how do I ensure that backbone network services (DHCP, DNS) are available irrespective of the VLANs
- From the NAS, I have a volume mounted on the workstation using iSCSI. Are there any implications using VLANs on this?
I apologise if the post is missing information and more is required. Kindly let me know if something needs to be added.
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