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Title: Routing question
Post by: swanny06 on March 02, 2019, 09:24:50 AM
Hi everyone. I'm working on a school project and wanted to run something by y'all. We need to implement a wireless network separate from our wired network. I was thinking to just connect it to our wired router, or will that not be "separate"?

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Title: Re: Routing question
Post by: icecream-guy on March 03, 2019, 05:49:22 AM
Connecting your wireless AP to the same switch as wired users, in the same VLAN, would put both wired and wireless users on the same network.
There are several options, one would be to put the AP into a different VLAN on that same switch, that would give separation, another would be to use the guest wireless configuration option if supported in the AP.
Title: Re: Routing question
Post by: deanwebb on March 10, 2019, 04:06:32 PM
That is correct.

Another way to do it would be to have the wireless AP running off of the wired router, but then connect a switch to that router and define a wired VLAN on it that is separate from the VLAN offered up on the wired router.

For DHCP, I'd recommend a Windows Server. Friends don't let friends use Cisco DHCP. :smug:
Title: Re: Routing question
Post by: Dieselboy on March 10, 2019, 09:02:58 PM
Quote from: swanny06 on March 02, 2019, 09:24:50 AM
Hi everyone. I'm working on a school project and wanted to run something by y'all. We need to implement a wireless network separate from our wired network. I was thinking to just connect it to our wired router, or will that not be "separate"?

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Define 'separate'?
Title: Re: Routing question
Post by: icecream-guy on March 11, 2019, 06:26:22 AM
Quote from: deanwebb on March 10, 2019, 04:06:32 PM

Another way to do it would be to have the wireless AP running off of the wired router, but then connect a switch to that router and define a wired VLAN on it that is separate from the VLAN offered up on the wired router.


Huh?   :o

I need a picture there.
Title: Re: Routing question
Post by: deanwebb on March 11, 2019, 08:12:39 PM
Quote from: ristau5741 on March 11, 2019, 06:26:22 AM
Quote from: deanwebb on March 10, 2019, 04:06:32 PM

Another way to do it would be to have the wireless AP running off of the wired router, but then connect a switch to that router and define a wired VLAN on it that is separate from the VLAN offered up on the wired router.

:worthless:


Huh?   :o

I need a picture there.

Is that better? :problem?:

Sorry, I've been training people all day, with no access to guest wireless. I'll turn myself in to HR tomorrow...  :-\