Possible Wifi setup

ace2109

ace2109

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Hi Guys,
We have protected wifi in our office as well as wired access to all computers including some file servers. What I have been asked to do is setup a free wifi network so clients can use the internet while at meeting etc, but this network must not be able to connect to our main network.

We currently have an HP Pro curve managed switch and I was thinking a possible solution to this would be to setup a separate vlan that I could connect the access point to while being connected to the same internet connection we use on our main network.

Not sure if this is possible but any help you can give me would be great.
 
Really been trying everything to set this up guys but cant see a simple solution?

The router I am using is a Linksys WAG320N and it will be used to connect wireless clients to the internet only and it cant allow people connected to it to see any wired clients.

Any ideas
 
When I did something similar I just configured the port based VLAN support provided by the gateway router (a Draytek) to create two separate wired networks. It was then just a matter of plugging in an access point.

I think that whatever you do you’re going to need to be able to configure your gateway router to handle two separate networks.
 
Dont have Draytek router or that would be a great solution.

I have tried everything here guys has anyone any suggestions? I just want to create a public wifi network on my main network and have all wifi connections blocked from accessing the wired network.

I have tried everything I know but I am at a loss guys, could really do with some help?
 
How do I go about getting the two vlans to work of the same internet router though without the router bridging the connection between the two vlans?
 
ace2109 said:
How do I go about getting the two vlans to work of the same internet router though without the router bridging the connection between the two vlans?
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You use a router that has support for VLANs.

The relatively cheap Draytek routers I mainly use have VLAN support, and the port based options definitely work. I've never had any reason to test the 802.1q tagging side of things, but all the necessary settings are available.
 
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2830 or 2850 would be the obvious candidates (depending on which WAN interfaces you're interested in). If you don't need built in modems the 2920 would also be an option (would need to check vlan tagging for that one). There are versions with and without wireless.

The Draytek user interface is a bit weird, but works well enough once you get your head around it.

There must be other SME routers with vlan support.
 
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