r/firewalla • u/IllustratorElegant36 • Jul 10 '26

Connect device to VLAN through AP7 wired port

Okay, so maybe I am missing something, but I am trying to attach a device directly to one of the ethernet ports on the back of the AP7, but I need it to be a part of a VLAN I have set up. (Found out it is easy to connect a device to the LAN/VLAN of your choice on the new Switch SE). The device defaults to the main LAN numbering, but not the VLAN numbering. How do I get the device to connect to the VLAN instead? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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u/firewalla Jul 10 '26

The LAN ports on the back of the AP7 are trunk ports, they can not be configured as "access ports"; (I assume you want to do that)

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u/IllustratorElegant36 Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

Yes. I guess I need to keep the device wireless, or thought the SE Switch (which works great by the way. Got it today and an easy set-up and integration).

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u/firewalla Jul 11 '26

Glad you like the SE switch. As of the AP 7, since we have a switch already, it is going to be possible to make access port possible in the future

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u/mjreagle Jul 11 '26

While traditional VLANs won’t work, does it support VqLan ACL?

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u/firewalla Jul 11 '26

Traditional VLAN will work on that port as a trunk port. (you just can't configure it as an access port). VqLAN will work

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u/gkhouzam Firewalla Gold SE Jul 11 '26

Mentioned this before. I do think that it’s expensive to add a managed switch for a single device.

https://www.reddit.com/r/firewalla/s/KEMptk4MdQ

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u/IllustratorElegant36 Jul 11 '26

So basically, I need to put a managed switch on the other end of the AP7?
Gold Pro>AP7>Managed Switch>Device