In this activity, assess your home network in the context of how your networked devices are utilized, and
develop a VLAN structure which would support segmentation of the single broadcast domain that may currently
exist. Take inventory of all networked devices, and categorize them in a logical method that works for you.
Example: In my home network, I have game consoles, my work computers, network storage devices, mobile
phones, and of course the network transport devices (infrastructure).
It would be of benefit to the performance of my network if I created a VLAN structure around the function of the
various devices on my LAN/WLAN. This VLAN design process will help enable us to configure a more efficient
home (and enterprise) network.
VLAN 10 - Game Consoles
VLAN 20 - Work-Related computers
VLAN 30 - Network Storage
VLAN 40 - Mobile devices
VLAN 200 - My home router, switch, and Wireless Access Points (WAPs) - Infrastructure
Keep in mind, VLAN's can be assigned per SSID in your wireless network as well as per port in your wired
network.
The number scheme you use is entirely up to you, but keep in mind when we start creating subnetworks for
Layer 3 segmentation, it's best-practice to keep our VLAN numbers matching their respective IP subnet (ex:
VLAN 40 has devices on the 192.168.40.x subnet).
Creating a plan for our VLAN ID's and (later) Subnets helps us catch issues prior to implementation of the
logical network design, and eases the process of configuration and organization once the network is live.
VLAN's not only help with our own organization and make more efficient use of our network bandwidth, but
help secure our networks by segmenting devices out based up on their function and purpose.
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