VLAN device directly connected to port

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John

• December 13, 2025 10:18
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I’ve got the Firewalla Gold SE newly installed and configured with HPE Instant On managed switch and Access Points.

The network is working exactly as I want VLANed out (Personal: 1, IoT: 2, Streaming: 3, CCTV: 4) with one exception: I have the CCTV NVR plugged directly into the Firewalla (Port 3) and the cameras route via the managed switch on VLAN 4 (Port 1). Plugging the NVR into the switch isn’t an option due to location and cable run otherwise this would be easy, and buying another managed switch is overkill at this point (but may be the right solution)

 

1. Can the Firewalla assign the device directly plugged into port 3 to VLAN4 rather than the LAN for that port?

2. If not what’s the best way to go about enabling the NVR access to the camera on VLAN4 if I isolate the NVR onto LAN2

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  Michael Bierman

  • December 13, 2025 18:07

  You can’t change the default VLAN on a Firewalla port . Can you set the VLAN on the NVR? If not, either use a managed switch or change the cameras to use the LAN instead.

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  Firewalla

  • December 13, 2025 18:07
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  If you are using the firewalla AP7, you can assign SSID to network mapping, which can do 1. 

  I am not getting 2 

   

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  John

  • December 13, 2025 18:18

  Both the camera and NVR are hard wired. I’ve got SSID mapping for all my wireless connectivity.

  I only have a single Ethernet cable from the managed switch to the router and camera to the managed switch and it’s not viable to run more cables in those locations.

  It sounds like the only option without another managed switch is setting up LAN 2 on port 3, VLAN4 for the camera from the managed switch then find a way to bridge/route connectivity between LAN2 and VLAN4 to the NVR can access the camera?

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  Michael Bierman

  • December 13, 2025 18:43

  Two options: 
  
  A managed switch will work. If you can set a VLAN ID on the NVR that will work as well. Firewall will route between the LAN 2 and the VLANs. 

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