White Paper Network Segmentation on NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Series Network Segmentation on NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Series White Paper Page 1
White Paper Network Segmentation on NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Series Table of Contents Abstract..........................................................................................................................................3 Key Terms.........................................................................................................................................3 What is Network Segmentation?..........................................................................................
White Paper Network Segmentation on NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Series Abstract NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Series makes it simple and fast for small and medium businesses (SMBs) to achieve network security by easily creating multiple and distinct IP Layer3 local area networks (LANs). Benefits include having separate LANs for different users with different profiles, such as one for guests who want to access the Internet, and another for transferring confidential company information.
White Paper Network Segmentation on NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Series Many SMBs achieve their separation of networks through VLANs. The Orbi Pro WiFi 6 series takes it one step further by creating separate physical LANs — through a feature known as Network Segmentation. NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 supports IP segmentation across wired and wireless interfaces.
White Paper Network Segmentation on NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Series A key differentiator between a business mesh system and its consumer counterpart is the level of security. Orbi Pro offers the industry’s only SSID-VLAN Automatic Tie-in together with Network Segmentation. This allows a small business to separate networked assets into public and departmental networks, through VLAN separation and Level 3 IP segmentation.
White Paper Network Segmentation on NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Series 2. Map LAN networks to the VLANs The diagram below provides the settings to map LAN networks to VLANs: Advanced -> Settings -> LAN Settings A total of 5 networks and DHCP Pool can be set. By default, the following is provided: LAN1: 192.168.1.x/24 - VLAN1 LAN2: 192.168.20.x/24 - VLAN20 LAN3: 192.168.30.x/24 - VLAN30 LAN4: 192.168.40.x/24 - VLAN40 LAN5: 192.168.50.x/24 - VLAN50 Assign VLAN profiles to each network and DHCP pool.
White Paper Network Segmentation on NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Series To create a VLAN profile on the Orbi Pro WiFi 6 router: 3.
White Paper Network Segmentation on NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Series Conclusion Network Segmentation gives customers an easy, fast and flexible way to segment the network at the IP level, creating multiple Layer 3 networks, throughout the entire mesh network, including the base unit and all its satellites. Businesses can be confident that networks and information are securely segregated, and they can even extend LANs to areas of a work site previously impossible to access.
