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Question in the title. Feel free to include details, like what networks have wifi, what kinds of devices are on what, etc etc.

Right now I have 4 VLANs, each with a separate wifi SSID:

  1. Base - servers, workstation, and any trusted devices
  2. Business - work laptop, dock, and phone - enforces network and device isolation - lighter adblocking settings, so that work programs and services aren't nerfed
  3. Isolated - visiting friends and family use this one - again, enforces network and device isolation
  4. Security - for cameras, doorbell, and other security devices - strongest security settings, isolation, and no direct internet access

Looking forward to hearing what others are doing, to see if I can improve my setup.

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[–] parityboy@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

I have four primary VLANs, each with its own IP subnet:

  1. Production - TV, media servers, family desktops, laptops & smartphones
  2. Lab - my own space for learning & testing
  3. Management - this is for host management (currently applies to physical hypervisor infrastructure)
  4. IoT - this is for devices that like to "call home" - my printer is on this VLAN (I need to put the video doorbell on it too)

I have an additional three VLANs - two for work and one for the odd project I might find myself working on. I also organised my SSIDs to reflect their purpose: , .lab, .iot etc.