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I want to separate my sons PC and wifi devices from default network. (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by domanpanda@alien.top to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum

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[–] domanpanda@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I want to separate my sons PC and wifi devices from default network.

Even though im familiar with neworking - subnetting with masks, DNS, DHCP, VPNs (wireguard, openvpn, zerotier) somehow VLANS and tagging has never clicked in my head.

I have classic problem and pretty classic setup - edgerouterX and unifi AP as wifi device. All devices are in the same LAN. What i want is:

my son's PC (cable) is separated from default network
some particular wifi devices are also in this network (separate SSID)
this network does not have access to default network ...
... except some few things like in this example (wifi) printer - everybody should have access to it

Ive watched 3 videos about Vlans and have seen this tutorial. https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012700967-EdgeRouter-VLAN-Aware-Switch but it doesn't have double WIFI ssids.

So i still have questions.

Should i remove my current LAN or should i just tag it with id: 1 (this is tag for default networks right?). I dont want to creat entirely new network as i have things assigned to my IPs (like subdomains but not only that)
Should i tag eth1,eth2 and eth4 ports with tag id '1' or should i just set 'untag 1' for eth3?
eth4 should be "trunking" port right. Should i just set both tags on it - would it be enough?

[–] Pi-Guy@alien.top 3 points 11 months ago

This would be fine, except you're going to need to configure a second network on your router, give it DHCP and DNS, and set up port forwarding rules for your shared devices.

I'll be the guy though, why do you want to separate these devices from your network?

[–] TiggerLAS@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I don't use the default VLAN (VLAN1) on my network; I have one port assigned to VLAN1 on my ER-X, which I can plug into for management access to the ER-X. Everything else is on its own VLAN.

I created a few VLANs on my ER-X, and then used simple firewall rules to deny or permit access from one VLAN to the next as needed.

So:

VLAN1 = Unused, assigned to 1 port on ER-X for management. Untagged.

VLAN2 = PCs, phones, etc.

VLAN3 = Smart TVs, other smart devices.

VLAN4 = Guest network.

With that said, your plan would also work.

Add VLAN2 for your kid's devices. Add your NAT rules for internet access. Add Firewall rules to prevent access between VLANs. Add Firewall rules to allow access from your kid's network to printer. Trunk port to your access point, as you indicated in your diagram. Separate SSID for your kid's WiFi stuff, tied to their VLAN. Access port for your kid's hard-wired devices.

[–] jack_hudson2001@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

in general, if you want to separate networks vlans would be required so a managed switch, and if one wants security, get a firewall something like pfsense

[–] domanpanda@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Why do i need managed switch for in this setup? I mean ERX can create and manage VLANS, unifi can add tags to its wifi networks so why additional device is needed here?

[–] BobaFestus@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago

I did this with my wife’s computer since she works for govt. I have an ASUS router and put her computer on guest network. It doesn’t have access to the local LAN only access to internet.

[–] Waverly_Waffle@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago

Put him on the guest network

[–] domanpanda@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks for all your advices guys. Problem has been solved here thanks to user u/mccantech https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/17y987i/i_want_to_separate_my_sons_pc_and_wifi_devices/

[–] diwhychuck@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t use vlan1 almost every on the market defaults to that.

[–] mlcarson@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The reason not to use VLAN 1 is that there's a concept of a native VLAN and VLAN 1 is normally the default native VLAN as well as the default VLAN for any unconfigured port. It's easier to just not use it. The OP has used it for their existing VLAN. The biggest problem with that is that the management VLAN for the AP would be the same as the tagged VLAN for the wireless clients potentially allowing a WiFi client access to the management port of the AP.