I bought TP-Link T2500G-10TS L2 switch. My intention is to establish 3 VLANs.
Company A - IP range starts from 192.168.1.1 to 255
Company B - IP range starts from 192.168.2.1 to 255
Guest - IP range starts from 10.0.0.1 to 255 (for Wi-Fi)
This is an 8 port switch. Port assignments;
Internet cable will be plugged into 1st port so all VLAN can access to the Internet.
2nd port can remain same for accessing TP-Link admin panel (192.168.0.1 as default)-but I don't know I can reach admin panel from other VLANs such as Company A or Company B. If this is the case so we can pass this step.
3rd and 4th port will be assigned for company A
5th and 6th port will be assigned for company B
7th and 8th port will be assigned for Guest
I want Company A and Company B can interact with each other while guest should be isolated.
How can I configure my switch according to this?
I have no experience on networks so I don't know if this question is hard or not. I don't even know my switch is capable of doing this, but I need your help?
I read all manuals but since i don't know the terminology, i couldn't understand what should i do to achieve this configuration. If i know what should i do, i can find where i can make it from the manual. I asked network guy, he said that it is impossible to achieve this by layer 2 switch. It should be at least layer 3 switch. Then i make 2 different LAN configuration with static ip ranges from TILGIN branded modem easily. However, i still can't understand that basic modem can handle this kind of job but L2 switch can't. I think smart switches and L2 switches are totally same with regular switches. L3 switches are different as we can see from the price range. Anyway, thank you for you help.