VLAN Compatible Hardware

[Verpz]

Hi, I'm about to redo my entire network  and I was looking at hardware that supported Vlans.

 

I'm looking at Ubiquiti Routers which have a firewall and vlan support (Edge router or Security Gateway). I need a 16port gigabit switch that supports vlans with Ubiquity routers that isn't from Ubiquiti (They are too expensive).

 

What is required for the VLANs to work across the router and switch and if you have a product recommendation it would be much appreciated.

 

Would this (http://www.tp-link.com.au/products/details/cat-41_TL-SG1016DE.html) work with the Edgerouter and or USG by Ubiquiti?

 

Thanks.

[leadeater]

Yes it will work, VLAN (IEEE 802.1Q) is an industry standard and therefore is cross manufacture compatible. If a switch you are looking at says it supports VLANs then that is all the information you will need, it will work with the Ubnt Edgerouter or any other router for that matter that also supports VLANs.

[Verpz]

1 minute ago, leadeater said:

Yes it will work, VLAN (IEEE 802.1Q) is an industry standard and therefore is cross manufacture compatible. If a switch you are looking at says it supports VLANs then that is all the information you will need, it will work with the Ubnt Edgerouter or any other router for that matter that also supports VLANs.

Thanks  Also sorry I am a networking newbie. If I had the ISP provided modem, then the router. I would have to port forward on both right?

[leadeater]

Just now, Verpz said:

Thanks  Also sorry I am a networking newbie. If I had the ISP provided modem, then the router. I would have to port forward on both right?

No need to say sorry, we all start from the beginning and gather knowledge as we go. Some day this will all be second nature to you .

 

Depends if the ISP provided router supports static routes or not and port forwarding to addresses not on it's own subnet, some do but most do not. You can set the WAN IP of the Edgerouter as a DMZ on the ISP router then only setup port forwarding on the Edgerouter (testing required doesn't always work like that).

 

Other option is to setup bridge-mode on the ISP router to the Edgerouter so the WAN port gets your public IP address and the modem does the ISP authentication, that is how mine is setup. More correctly I use a special half brdige-mode on a Vigor 120 and setup PPPoE authentication on my firewall and the ADSL router converts the PPPoE to PPPoA as that is what my ISP/ADSL uses.

 

Basically avoid double NAT if you can but as a last resort you can just chain the two routers and port forward on both but sort of defeats the niceness of having an Edgerouter.

[Verpz]

8 minutes ago, leadeater said:

No need to say sorry, we all start from the beginning and gather knowledge as we go. Some day this will all be second nature to you .

 

Depends if the ISP provided router supports static routes or not and port forwarding to addresses not on it's own subnet, some do but most do not. You can set the WAN IP of the Edgerouter as a DMZ on the ISP router then only setup port forwarding on the Edgerouter (testing required doesn't always work like that).

 

Other option is to setup bridge-mode on the ISP router to the Edgerouter so the WAN port gets your public IP address and the modem does the ISP authentication, that is how mine is setup. More correctly I use a special half brdige-mode on a Vigor 120 and setup PPPoE authentication on my firewall and the ADSL router converts the PPPoE to PPPoA as that is what my ISP/ADSL uses.

 

Basically avoid double NAT if you can but as a last resort you can just chain the two routers and port forward on both but sort of defeats the niceness of having an Edgerouter.

My dilemma is that my ISP allows you to use your own hardware, but I still need a home phone which goes through the provided router. Do you think if I plug the provided modem into the edgerouter it would work?

[leadeater]

Just now, Verpz said:

My dilemma is that my ISP allows you to use your own hardware, but I still need a home phone which goes through the provided router. Do you think if I plug the provided modem into the edgerouter it would work?

What type of internet connection do you have? ADSL, Cable, Fibre etc

[Verpz]

4 minutes ago, leadeater said:

What type of internet connection do you have? ADSL, Cable, Fibre etc

I will have fiber when I make the changes. It will go into a wall unit then have a normal ethernet cable as an output.

[leadeater]

Just now, Verpz said:

I will have fiber when I make the changes. It will go into a wall unit then have a normal ethernet cable as an output.

Ok then it depends on the type of phone service is it. In my country the unit on the wall (ONT) that is owned by the ISP has multiple ports on it, one for a router and one for phone (plus extras unused currently). Best to call your ISP and confirm with them what you are able to do.

[Verpz]

Ok thank you so much.