Once its all go, the ONT will go directly to the EdgeRouter X. The вЂMyRepublicвЂ™ router is temporary as I setup & configured the network without disrupting the existing internet connection for the rest of the house. The high-level overview of connectivity and what weвЂ™re configuring at different points in the design looks like this: And for my current work situation in particular, the work laptop needs to be isolated on its own so the corporate network probing that comes with it is contained.

For example people who visit your house and need to use the internet donвЂ™t need to be able to browse your network shares, or link up to your printer. But itвЂ™s good to know how your network is setup, and make conscious verifiable decisions about what devices can and should be able to вЂњtalkвЂќ to each other.

IвЂ™m setting up a вЂњsecureвЂќ home network where I create network partitions (VLANs) to section off different devices according to their security вЂњprofileвЂќ. After a discussion on Slack with my PaaS Security team mates, I thought IвЂ™d look into an edgerouterx for security reasons, and with an EdgeSwitch caught my eye and inevitably a unifi AP had to be thrown in there as well. IвЂ™ve been wanting to re-do my existing home office network after downsizing from my usual enterprise-level CISCO routers and switches in my remote office. Ubiquiti Home Network: EdgeRouterX, EdgeSwitch, Unifi AP - Part 1

Ubiquiti home network setup