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routes to reach the mobile subnets through the FM1000 Gateway or
FM10000 Gateway Gateway, as in the following example:
For subnet gateway 148.165.15.0/27, add route 10.140.254.0/27,
gateway 148.165.15.10 (this being the IP address of the FM10000
Gateway in the subnet).
VLAN tagging
Virtual LAN (VLAN) tagging is a part of the IEEE 802.1q networking
standard that allows multiple switched networks to transparently share the
same physical hardware whilst protecting the privacy of the data
transmitted within each network.
For example, consider a company with several departments. With VLAN
tagging, each department is able to run its own private logical network, but
all private networks run on the same physical corporate network. Each
VLAN is identified by a specific number called VLAN ID (VID). The VID is
also used for tagging packets belonging to specific VLANs. Because
VLANs are based on logical and not physical connections, several types
of VLANs exist, based on the criteria used to logically separate networks.
Fluidmesh Gateway devices support port-based and MAC-based VLAN
tagging. The traditional VLAN scheme is port-based, where each physical
Ethernet port is configured to specify membership of a particular VLAN.
However, if there are requirements that individuals or devices must be
segregated regardless of their physical location, MAC-based VLANs can
be used, with the network is configured with an access list that maps
individual MAC addresses to VLAN membership.
The Fluidmesh VLAN implementation is compatible with the specification
of the IEEE 802.1q standard, meaning that a Fluidmesh network can
interoperate with other VLAN-aware network devices. VLAN trunking
between the Fluidmesh network and the Ethernet switches is also
supported, enabling carriage of VLAN membership information throughout
the wireless and wired network segments.
Connecting and configuring an Ethernet edge device
Ethernet edge devices such as IP cameras and Wi-Fi access points can
be connected to the Ethernet ports of the Cisco FM1000 Gateway. Such
edge devices must be configured using the IP subnet scheme defined for
the broadcast domain.
The default IP subnet mask for all Fluidmesh devices is 192.168.0.0 /
255.255.255.0.
The default IP address for all Fluidmesh devices is 192.168.0.10 /
255.255.255.0.
You can configure any Ethernet device manually or automatically, using a
DHCP server that resides on the LAN network. The Fluidmesh network is
totally transparent to DHCP, therefore, DHCP requests and responses can
be forwarded transparently across the network.
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