Unleashed: Separate Guest VLAN but GuestPortal only in Default VLAN
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12-29-2015 04:10 AM
We setup a separate VLAN for Guests with only internet-access through a fully separated proxy.
The guests in that separate VLAN are redirected to the (unreachable) management IP address for authentication.
To clarify, here is a larger explaination:
Ruckus Unlaeshed AP has fixed IP address 192.168.0.241.It has no option for VLAN tagging settings on it's management, so on the switch we let it land on the default untagged VLAN 1.
For simplicity, we leave it VLAN 1, which is then also our own internal management network.
We create several WLANs, each with a different VLAN setting.
These are recognized on the swich as Tagged VLANs, so we can fully separate them (separate from each other and from our management network).
One WLAN we use for Guests, so we configure the Ruckus internal Guest Portal.
On the Ruckus, this WLAN is configured with VLAN 2 to be fully separated from management and any other network.
Only the Ruckus and a internet proxy are in this network, connected by the switch on VLAN 2.
To avoid confusion, we use a different IP segment: 10.0.0.x on this network.
(but there is nothing on the Ruckus to make the Ruckus aware of that)
When I use a tablet as Guest device and connect to the Guest WLAN, I get redirected to 192.168.0.241 for entering my Guest code.
Since 192.168.0.241 is not reachable from the 10.0.0.x (because it is not in the same IP segment, not routed AND because we are on a different VLAN), it gives a timeout.
Also, we don't want to make 192.168.0.241 available on the Guest network, because that imposes a huge security risk (it's also the management IP).
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01-24-2022 05:25 AM
I want to bring this up again. Running Firmware 200.12.10.5.234 on a H550.
In the unleashed Dashboard I can choose for Guest Network under WLAN Priority different VLAN (default 1).
I can set 3 as it is my VLAN for Guest as set in the firewall/router 192.168.3.1/24 range.
But the acces portal still use the number 2 range of the AP IP 192.168.2.1/24 . I would like to hide this network.
I can denay acces with roules
Any documentation how the VLAN feature should be used correctly?
thank you.
PS I just switched my WAP from outdated Xclaim to up to date ruckus WAP.

