ASUS AC66U setup & input

[RBJ32]

I'm interested in buying the ASUS RT-AC66U Router for VLAN capability.

I'm looking at some online YouTube menu setups for it but didn't really see anything labeled VLAN. Am I assuming correctly that this is all done under the Guest Network menu and it just depends on what you name each created SSID and of course the capability given each ?

I.e. is this in fact where ASUS is doing VLANs or am I missing something?

Anybody had experience with this router? Pros Cons ?

 

[ColinTaylor]

The Asus routers don't do VLANs, other than for IPTV.

(They do use VLANs internally, but that's not the same as end-user VLAN support)

 

[RBJ32]

The Asus routers don't do VLANs, other than for IPTV.

(They do use VLANs internally, but that's not the same as end-user VLAN support)

I'm just learning about VLANs. Guess I was looking for a tab that said create VLAN IDs or create Additional SSIDs or something like that. I did see the IPTV menu you referenced under the LAN->IPTV which I surmise is for TV setups.

I also saw under initial setup I can setup a login for 2.4 and also 5 ghz.

Appears (under Guest Network) to have options for 3 SSIDs on 2.4ghz and 3 on 5ghz. So (assuming) along with the main Wireless General menu setup SSID for the 2 bands that's a total of different 8 SSIDs one could create on this router (?).

I surmies maybe the guests don't have access to the main channel LANs ? or possibly setup might allow that ?
Anyhow it sounds like (for the price) this is the router I want to purchase for my needs.

At this time I don't need to run to VLANs thru a trunk or whatever. I surmise this is possibly for setups with two ISP lines?

 

[ColinTaylor]

I think you may be confusing yourself. VLAN's and SSID's are completely different things.

https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/lanwan-howto/30071-vlan-how-to-segmenting-a-small-lan

If you are just interested in segmenting different groups of wireless devices then Guest Networks will do that for you. As you said, each radio (2.4GHz and 5GHz) can have 3 guest networks in addition to the 2 primary wireless networks. Each guest network can be configured so that it can/cannot access the other LAN (intranet) devices.

 

[microchip]

You will have to load Tomato firmware on it if you want end-user VLAN support

 

[RBJ32]

I think you may be confusing yourself. VLAN's and SSID's are completely different things.

https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/lanwan-howto/30071-vlan-how-to-segmenting-a-small-lan

If you are just interested in segmenting different groups of wireless devices then Guest Networks will do that for you. As you said, each radio (2.4GHz and 5GHz) can have 3 guest networks in addition to the 2 primary wireless networks. Each guest network can be configured so that it can/cannot access the other LAN (intranet) devices.

Yes somehow in my reading apparently I have mentally merged the two concepts (Multi-SSIDs & VLANs).
I thank you for redirecting my decipher. I will read the link you gave on VLANs.

However I'm pleased to see that ASUS guest menu's appear to offer security and intranet access configurations for the Guests. Apparently so much so that they don't necessarily have to be a guest type login.

If you are just interested in segmenting different groups of wireless devices then Guest Networks will do that for you. As you said, each radio (2.4GHz and 5GHz) can have 3 guest networks in addition to the 2 primary wireless networks. Each guest network can be configured so that it can/cannot access the other LAN (intranet) devices.

Thanks for delineation.

You will have to load Tomato firmware on it if you want end-user VLAN support

Thank you.