Network Help Needed
First I am not hardware guy. I purchased a firewalla purple router to give me deeper insights into what is happening on my Netgear RAXE 300 router. The Netgear router has 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz local LANs and 2.4GHZ/50GHz Guest LANs. However these LANs all have to be on the same segment. The router does not support VLANs. The router Internally keeps the guest LANs traffic separate from the local LAN traffic and access table according to Netgear technical support. I also have three wired ethernet devices connected to the back of the router. I need help moving forward in redesigning and selecting the right hardware to replace my Netgear router and its functionality. I am also not rich, so I just can't go out and start buying things and hoping you're going to work. I would like a recommendations from the gurus who have more experience with this than I on how to accomplish the following:
1. An Access Point with Multiple SSIDs with Different IP addresses that supports VLAN tagging. My house is close to 3000sqft so I may two if one won't do the job.
2. A managed switch that I can plug the AP(s) and my 3 ethernet systems that supports VAN tagging and "Q"? trunking that will connect to the Firewalla purple lan port. Once connected to the firewall purple, can it be configured to keep the network traffic separate with VLANs so that I can segment my IoT from my Guest from my local LAN? not sure if a need a VLAN for management but some of the documentation I've read said I need a fourth one for a management.
I know this is probably really stupid questions, but any and all responses will be greatly appreciated.
Respectfully;
Mark K.
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I have the following setup; a Netgear cable modem (Nighthawk Cable Modem CM1200), Firewalla Gold that is set to router mode, and Netgear Insight access points located throughout the house. I don't use a lot of the features of the Gold and depend on it to just do its thing. The Netgear Insight app allows me to create and manage as many SSIDs as I want and I am currently running 3. The advantage of the access points rather than a mesh network is speed and through put. The Netgear Insight access points are triband Wi-Fi 6E (WAX630E). The four access points were a lot less than current 6E mesh systems and you don't have to have a wired backhaul. I use the Netgear 8-Port Ultra60 PoE Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (MS108EUP) for powering the access points.
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Thank you very much for your reply.
Thank you very much for your response!
I looked up the networking equipment that you suggested. The only piece I cannot figure out following your guidance is how can I connect my three ethernet PCs in the configuration that you are using? If I got the 8 port POE switch, how do I connect my 3 PCs?
Respectfully;
Mark K.
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In my case I have several switches that I use to connect many devices. The POE switch is an 8-port and I only need 4 for the access points. I use 2 of the 4 for other hardwired devices such as the Hue hub, Lutron hub, or the LAN port in my home office. I also have other 8 port switches in my network closet to connect many other devices.
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