Hi all, first post, great to be here....
I'm getting a twin pack of BT10s later today (UK) that I'll be setting up with wired backhaul. I chose the BT10s after I think being misled on their capabilities but I have 30 days to see if they're what I need, or I can 'get away with it.'
My initial need was better WiFi speeds around the house and I'm assured that's almost a given.
My second need was to set up a few SSIDs and have a main network and one for my IoT devices such as Smart plugs, dehumidifier etc. I understand that although they're connected to WiFi that they are actually controlled by 'going out' and then back in again.
However, I have a couple of devices I'd like to have segregated off to this VLAN - but with a small element of granular control from a device on the 'main' SSID/network. eg allow xx IP address access to this IP address/subnet on 'this' port. I was told this was quite easy using Merlin firmware - but today I learned that actually, Merlin isn't available for the BT10s.. I assume it's highly unlikey too?
I have a few questions on the BT10s if anyone's able to answer?
I understand there are a couple of key settings when creating the new networks.
'Use same subnet' - as it suggests, actually uses the same IP range for separate SSIDs but can still isolate them based on their MAC? Is this for maybe some older devices where the want to see the same gateway or similar?
The 'Allow intranet' option. This allows or disallows SSIDs to communicate, yes? Or is it between the 'Master' and easy child VLAN?
Are there any other ways of firewall control between SSIDs/VLANs, similar to the more granular option I described earlier?
How are ethernet devices directed to a specific network - is it just tied to the network port on the BT10? Thjs would allow ether ET devices to be on the same subnet as WiFi devices of the same VLAN?
Thanks!
I'm getting a twin pack of BT10s later today (UK) that I'll be setting up with wired backhaul. I chose the BT10s after I think being misled on their capabilities but I have 30 days to see if they're what I need, or I can 'get away with it.'
My initial need was better WiFi speeds around the house and I'm assured that's almost a given.
My second need was to set up a few SSIDs and have a main network and one for my IoT devices such as Smart plugs, dehumidifier etc. I understand that although they're connected to WiFi that they are actually controlled by 'going out' and then back in again.
However, I have a couple of devices I'd like to have segregated off to this VLAN - but with a small element of granular control from a device on the 'main' SSID/network. eg allow xx IP address access to this IP address/subnet on 'this' port. I was told this was quite easy using Merlin firmware - but today I learned that actually, Merlin isn't available for the BT10s.. I assume it's highly unlikey too?
I have a few questions on the BT10s if anyone's able to answer?
I understand there are a couple of key settings when creating the new networks.
'Use same subnet' - as it suggests, actually uses the same IP range for separate SSIDs but can still isolate them based on their MAC? Is this for maybe some older devices where the want to see the same gateway or similar?
The 'Allow intranet' option. This allows or disallows SSIDs to communicate, yes? Or is it between the 'Master' and easy child VLAN?
Are there any other ways of firewall control between SSIDs/VLANs, similar to the more granular option I described earlier?
How are ethernet devices directed to a specific network - is it just tied to the network port on the BT10? Thjs would allow ether ET devices to be on the same subnet as WiFi devices of the same VLAN?
Thanks!
