Suggestions for Switches/APs to use VLANs with Purple Install

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W PJ

• February 14, 2022 14:45

I just received my Purple unit and plan on replacing my entire Ubiquity UDM setup that I was using with a Firewalla Red inserted on the Wireless vlan.

I want the Purple to run in Router mode and control everything on the network.  I want to setup 3-4 Vlans (LAN, Wireless, IoT, Guest, etc) and will probably need 2 APs. 

I've seen lots of posts with users having difficulty setting up VLANs on the Purple and getting all their switches/APs to play nice together.  Since I'm starting from scratch are there any recommendations on a which vendor/devices are known to work well with Vlan setup and not have odd issues?    

I'm considering TPLink, TrendNet, Netgear, etc..  Trying to keep costs reasonable. 

Appreciate the help...

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  Firewalla

  • February 14, 2022 16:54

  Setting up VLAN's on the purple is no different than the Gold, so not sure where you get the impression it is difficult. 

  But if you want to pick a switch, netgear and tplink ones are relatively simple and inexpensive, all the configuration can be done locally. Recently we start with the Aruba switches (bigger ones), they can be configured via a phone. Ubnt is also not bad, for that you will need a controller

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  W PJ

  • February 14, 2022 20:52

  With you the Gold you can use the physical Eth ports for your vlans, but with Purple you are force to setup vlan tagging and trunks, etc.   I know it should be simple in theory, but there are alot of posts on these Community forums of users having trouble getting everything setup correctly.    I was just wondering if people noticed a certain switch/AP vendor that seemed to work well with the Firewalla's and were simple to configure.

   

  Thanks, 

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  James Willhoite

  • February 16, 2022 01:39

  I’ve got a Netgear switch (got it for free, otherwise I would get TP-Link switch) and TP-Link APs

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  Dave Taylor

  • March 01, 2022 15:01

  I found it to be really easy, in fact the Firewalla is probably the easiest device I've ever set up VLANs on.  My switch is a Netgear GS7xx, I'll post details on setting up VLANs with those switches at some point when I've got time to type them up.

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  W PJ

  • March 01, 2022 15:04

  Thanks Dave.. Looking forward to see your details.  I ended up getting some D-Link DSG-1100 Series switches.  Reviews on them were pretty good regarding VLAN configuration & Mgmt.  Will be setting them up soon and try to report back with my experiences. 

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  Dave Taylor

  • March 01, 2022 15:05

  Nag me in a few days if I forget, just so it doesn't start slipping too far down the todo list :-).

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