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Reply To: RT-AX86U wired network connection to second WIFI network Hi all, So I have setup a 2nd WIFI network which I’ve connected all my IOT devices to. I’m now considering setting up home assistant on a virtual machine and…

UKTH forums 🛜 Wireless Routers & Modems ASUS & Wireless RT-AX86U wired network connection to second WIFI network Hi all, So I have setup a 2nd WIFI network which I’ve connected all my IOT devices to. I’m now considering setting up home assistant on a virtual machine and... Reply To: RT-AX86U wired network connection to second WIFI network Hi all, So I have setup a 2nd WIFI network which I’ve connected all my IOT devices to. I’m now considering setting up home assistant on a virtual machine and…

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I didn’t want anything on the 2nd WIFI to have access to anything on my main network i.e. keep it totally separate for security reasons so that if any of my smart devices get hacked etc, they cannot get to anything else on my network other than other smart devices possibly if they can hack them.

If both main network and guest 2nd wifi both have access to internet, there is the possibility that a device on the 2nd wifi can be compromised as it has access to internet.

Diag. below hopefully gives simplistic view of what you are trying to achieve I think and does allow Main Network and 2nd Wifi (or LAN) to be physically separated.

 

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