Configure VLANs on Unifi Switches

Published 2024-03-09
Implementing VLANs on your network is a great way to enhance your security and make your network run smoother. This video compliments my other VLAN Video below and goes over the switching portion of adding VLANs to your network. It is built around the Unifi product line, but does include helpful information if you use an diffferent brand managed switch.

Link to How To Create VLANs and Firewall Rules:
   • NEW to UNIFI VLANs??  START HERE!!!  

Slides from the Video:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/o217sitepu3yu1c3bi9rx/h?rlk…

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:41 Network Diagrams
4:24 How Unifi Devices Communicate
6:38 Unifi Port Manager
7:33 Configure Switch VLANs
12:57 VLANs with Non-Unifi Switches
14:57 VLAN Demo on Alta Labs Switch

All Comments (21)
  • @davidweiner3365
    Great compliment to the first VLan video. Thanks.... yes I subscribed.
  • @LordSaliss
    Thanks for the best video about VLANs on current UniFi interface layout
  • @Polkster13
    Another thing you can do to further secure the ports on a switch, especially if you have kids that like to plug things in, is to set the unused ports to "disabled".
  • @BlackBagData
    I really appreciate this video. You taught me a lot in a very easy way to understand. So many other videos go too fast or click too fast or are just too high level.
  • @slmj615
    2nd ever Super Thanks given on Youtube. The first one given was on your "new to Unifi VLANs" video. Several things clicked for me in both videos that never clicked or was explained on videos from other youtubers.
  • @Carl-kg7rm9zz8y
    Great video! If you have a Cisco switch lying around, please make a video on what a configuration might look like, isolate IoT and cameras in the best/safest way.
  • @JizzleDaAmplifia
    I just drawn up a diagram for a simple SOHO network with a VLAN for PoE cameras and for IoT devices before watching this video. I took it a step further and used subnetting just so I can have knowledge on subnetting for medium and enterprise networks.🔥
  • @seans9168
    Nice explanation. That was the proper amount of detail. 80%+ of YouTubers blaze through or completely leave out context and important implementation details. It always seems to result in a somewhat useless video saying… “I did this thing, but I’m not going to show you how.”
  • @johnringo2884
    Thanks for another great video. Appreciate this series of videos where you describes VLAN 👍 If you could make one where you throw in a Synology NAS into the equation, that would be great.
  • @Brahh777
    Thanks, so much better explanation compared to the Unifi documentation!
  • @donaldhoudek2889
    Great Video!!! I am at the point for my Camera VLAN (40) to allow only communicating within that VLAN. I now need to block all INTERNET access to that VLAN both Outgoing and Incoming as I installed the new UniFi Local VPN (WireGuard) feature which eliminates any need for direct Internet access to that VLAN. Next VLAN project... Expanding my VPN (70) VLAN. The current VLAN I use specifically for "MY" remote access to the home network. Well the kids are going on a Foreign country vacation and I gave them access to my commercial "Private Internet Access" account. But there are issues where some of the streaming sites (here in the US are known to block access from foreign countries, so I will be adding a VLAN (75) which will only provide access to the Internet but nothing in the local network. Inch by inch... Learning something new each day.
  • @alonzosmith6189
    Tk u for sharing, I need to create documentation for my home network
  • Thanks for that video. Helps a lot to understand. Q: What about the opposite way: In my home network scenario I do have a Draytek Vigor DSL Router (integrated modem) and this prevented me to buy a Ubiquiti router so far. I have a unifi network controller running on linux. The rest (or most of them) of my network devices are ubiquiti switches and access points. My question here about VLAN: when I start at the draytek router and its integrated 5 port switch, I create the VLANs at Draytek router plus I need to create in unifi network application plus add them to all the ubiquiti switch ports, right? That should work too?
  • @jay65114
    Great videos!! Was wondering if u can explain vland setup on a Ubnt tough switch. Tnx.
  • What do you think of create special vlan for management, for example all the APs, SW and servers in that vlan instead of the default?
  • Hi great video...thanks for taking the time to make them. How about if we add another switch to the mix? router > switch > switch > camera. How do you setup VLANs for the uplink and downlink ports for those 2 switches?
  • @alruiz832
    Hey, thanks for this! One question - I can't seem to ping SOME of the devices from my default LAN to my other VLANS. I thought, in theory, I could ping all the devices FROM the default, but couldn't ping from the other VLANs TO the default. Am I missing something?