Hi All,
VLANs are very much a learning curve for me for now so if you have a recommendation on any guides / tutorials that explain the below queries, would appreciate pointing me in the right direction. I'm trying to understand how they work exactly to help me plan what hardware I should investing in to meet my home setup needs. Here goes:
I understand the basic principle of VLANs from the respect of how they apply to "real" ports but I'm a little confused on how they can be applied (or not) to clients connected to the network via Wireless Access Points or non-managed switches.
Can I for instance force a specific client connected via a Wirelss AP to be part of a specific VLAN or do VLAN settings for the port the Wireless AP is connected to apply to all clients on that AP? If clients can be "isolated", would this be done on the switch (if so is this considered a L2 or L3 capability?) or firewall or both?
Would the Wireless AP example apply the same if we're talking about a non-managed switch?
Real Example (one of many): I have an Ethernet cable running from my main switch to my living room. An unmanaged switch then distributes the connection to my Satellite Box, Amplifier, and HTTP. I am now looking to install an "HDMI over IP" device to share a video output to other TVs in my house. The HDMI-o-IP is multicast so I would like to isolate it from other devices on the network to avoid unnecessary data flooding but the only way to connect it to the network is via the unmanaged switch. I appreciate the best solution is to run a separate Ethernet to the HDMI-o-IP but unfortunately this is not an option. Can I isolate the HDMI-o-POE through the main managed switch or do I need change the unmanaged switch to a managed one?
For full clarity... I don't yet have a firewall installed and the main switch will be a Cisco WS-C2960L-16PS-LL (L2 Managed but can upgrade this to a L3 switch if necessary).
Thanks in advance.
VLANs are very much a learning curve for me for now so if you have a recommendation on any guides / tutorials that explain the below queries, would appreciate pointing me in the right direction. I'm trying to understand how they work exactly to help me plan what hardware I should investing in to meet my home setup needs. Here goes:
I understand the basic principle of VLANs from the respect of how they apply to "real" ports but I'm a little confused on how they can be applied (or not) to clients connected to the network via Wireless Access Points or non-managed switches.
Can I for instance force a specific client connected via a Wirelss AP to be part of a specific VLAN or do VLAN settings for the port the Wireless AP is connected to apply to all clients on that AP? If clients can be "isolated", would this be done on the switch (if so is this considered a L2 or L3 capability?) or firewall or both?
Would the Wireless AP example apply the same if we're talking about a non-managed switch?
Real Example (one of many): I have an Ethernet cable running from my main switch to my living room. An unmanaged switch then distributes the connection to my Satellite Box, Amplifier, and HTTP. I am now looking to install an "HDMI over IP" device to share a video output to other TVs in my house. The HDMI-o-IP is multicast so I would like to isolate it from other devices on the network to avoid unnecessary data flooding but the only way to connect it to the network is via the unmanaged switch. I appreciate the best solution is to run a separate Ethernet to the HDMI-o-IP but unfortunately this is not an option. Can I isolate the HDMI-o-POE through the main managed switch or do I need change the unmanaged switch to a managed one?
For full clarity... I don't yet have a firewall installed and the main switch will be a Cisco WS-C2960L-16PS-LL (L2 Managed but can upgrade this to a L3 switch if necessary).
Thanks in advance.
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