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Set Up a Management VLAN for OPNsense, a Network Switch, and a Wireless Access Point

Dustin Casto
March 1, 2024
(Updated: October 29, 2024)
Networks
OPNsense ,TP-Link ,Grandstream

In my previous guides which mention the purpose and importance of a management network/VLAN, I used the default VLAN 1 for the management network to …

Beginner's Guide to Set Up a Home Network Using OPNsense

Dustin Casto
November 1, 2023
(Updated: October 1, 2024)
Networks
OPNsense ,TP-Link ,UniFi ,Protectli ,IPv6 ,DNS

My most popular guide at the time of this writing is how to set up a full network using OPNsense. In that guide, I combine many of the concepts I have …

Set Up a Fully Functioning Home Network Using OPNsense

Dustin Casto
February 13, 2023
(Updated: October 1, 2024)
Networks
OPNsense ,TP-Link ,UniFi ,Protectli ,IPv6 ,DNS ,Cloudflare

Since the publication of this guide, I have written a new guide which is aimed more towards beginners. The beginner’s guide focuses more on the …

Advantage of Using Single Purpose Network Devices

Dustin Casto
April 23, 2019
Networks
UniFi

It is not uncommon for many home networks to utilize an all-in-one network device provided by the users’ Internet Service Provider (ISP). For …

Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)

Dustin Casto
September 14, 2018
(Updated: October 26, 2018)
Networks
VLAN

As you may have correctly assumed by the acronym, a Virtual Local Area Network is a network that is not a physical Local Area Network. It is a logical …