I want to separate the computers on the network from each other.
There are 5 computers in the network (3 connected via cable, 2 via Wi-Fi), one printer (via cable) and several Wi-Fi phones. Additionally, an IP camera (Wi-Fi) is connected to the network. Internet is from UPC.
I want three computers to "see" each other and have access to the printer, the next two computers are completely separated, i.e. they cannot see any devices on the network (good if they can see the printer, but that's not a condition), phones should not see any devices either ( possibly they can see each other). The IP camera should be visible from the outside.
I do not know much about networks, I started reading a bit about it recently and I read about virtual lan networks (VLANs) and this will probably be the solution to the topic. However, before I invest in hardware that will do the job, I have a few questions:
1) Is it really, if the computer is assigned to a virtual subnet, it is not possible to discover devices in another subnet? Of course, I am considering the situation when the VLANs are properly configured.
2) The second question relates to the printer - will it be able to belong to several VLANs or do you have to implement it somehow to make it visible to all computers? If there is no workaround, it will only be visible for the first three computers.
3) How is the device assigned to the appropriate network? By MAC address or otherwise? What if a new device logs in after Wi-Fi to which network it will be assigned?
4) What equipment do you recommend to make it relatively easy? I found Mikrotik routers, eg RB2011UiAS-2HnD-IN but maybe something cheaper is enough.
It's also nice if the router had the option to save logs for devices logged into the network - connection log for individual devices.
There are 5 computers in the network (3 connected via cable, 2 via Wi-Fi), one printer (via cable) and several Wi-Fi phones. Additionally, an IP camera (Wi-Fi) is connected to the network. Internet is from UPC.
I want three computers to "see" each other and have access to the printer, the next two computers are completely separated, i.e. they cannot see any devices on the network (good if they can see the printer, but that's not a condition), phones should not see any devices either ( possibly they can see each other). The IP camera should be visible from the outside.
I do not know much about networks, I started reading a bit about it recently and I read about virtual lan networks (VLANs) and this will probably be the solution to the topic. However, before I invest in hardware that will do the job, I have a few questions:
1) Is it really, if the computer is assigned to a virtual subnet, it is not possible to discover devices in another subnet? Of course, I am considering the situation when the VLANs are properly configured.
2) The second question relates to the printer - will it be able to belong to several VLANs or do you have to implement it somehow to make it visible to all computers? If there is no workaround, it will only be visible for the first three computers.
3) How is the device assigned to the appropriate network? By MAC address or otherwise? What if a new device logs in after Wi-Fi to which network it will be assigned?
4) What equipment do you recommend to make it relatively easy? I found Mikrotik routers, eg RB2011UiAS-2HnD-IN but maybe something cheaper is enough.
It's also nice if the router had the option to save logs for devices logged into the network - connection log for individual devices.
