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Should APs share the data vlan with other devices on the LAN?

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  • 1.  Should APs share the data vlan with other devices on the LAN?

    Posted Jun 29, 2018 09:15 AM

    Hi everyone.  Tried searching for this particular question but having a bit of a hard time finding the right answer.  I'm curious if it's still best practice to put the APs on their own separate VLAN for communicating to their local controller or if it's OK to have them share the same VLAN that's used for desktops, printers, etc?

     

    Thanks.

     



  • 2.  RE: Should APs share the data vlan with other devices on the LAN?
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    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Jun 29, 2018 09:49 AM

    It is ok.



  • 3.  RE: Should APs share the data vlan with other devices on the LAN?

    Posted Jun 29, 2018 11:35 AM

    Yep it works but are there any compeling reasons to separate the traffic?



  • 4.  RE: Should APs share the data vlan with other devices on the LAN?

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Jun 29, 2018 12:11 PM

    There are no compelling reasons.

     

    If you had an environment where you wanted to detect wired rogue access points, it is even better to have the APs on a vlan with other devices to detect those.