Internet setup for whole building
Internet setup for whole building
It depends on the specific switch layer you're working with. Support for QOS and VLAN passthrough doesn't always mean you can set them up directly. You'd likely need a router capable of managing multiple subnets. Alternatively, assigning a separate VLAN to each apartment with its own router could work, though you'd have to manually set each device's subnet. This approach keeps the configuration at the apartment level.
I set up the configuration using the ISP router/modem (192.168.0.1) linked to the wireless router (192.168.1.1) with an Archer C50. To replicate this, I turned on Wi-Fi on the ISP router and connected my phone. When trying to access the Archer C50 through the Android app, it couldn't locate it. This suggests the subnet test was not successful.
Only shows the router is unreachable, which is acceptable. The difference between 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.1.1 indicates separate subnets. Ideally, NAT and firewall on each router should prevent communication between them—verify all configurations carefully to confirm no unintended routes exist between subnets. This could create additional complications, especially with complex tenant setups. In such cases, tenants experience "Double NAT," where connections pass through NAT once at their local router and again at the main router/modem. Any port forwarding from the tenant router will be blocked by the central router, requiring double forwarding. This issue shouldn't affect basic users like Netflix, YouTube, email, or Facebook, but might impact more advanced configurations.