Getting ready to use USG300 for Bell Alliant FibreOP TV.
a. internet on VLAN35
b. TV on VLAN 34 - ISP ignores packets with less that 802.1p level FOUR assigned.
c. Assigns IP address to the TV receiver on completely different network.
Why: Free TV nothing special just a 42inch LG LN541C.
Currently pay $114 plus tax for telephone and 80/30 internet bundle year contract
Promo Full bundle for 99$ for three months 162$ after that.
So wasn't interested until operator said well if you cancel after the three months you have to pay $300 for the TV. If you cancel before 3 mos you get to keep the TV as long as you keep one of the bundled services. Light bulb as I already have two services that I will be keeping (in other words promo is more to get new customers and didn't plan for half bundled people like me). On top of that rates are changing so my keeping telephone and internet (80/30) after 3 months will cost me the same as the promo about $99 plus taxes. Well that's the why LOL.
Now the technical.
I currently have the internet part aced. Ge2 external interface connected to the ONT, fixed IP and all set to 0.0.0.0. VLAN 35 is created on the USG and assignedd to this interface and its setup to get DHCP automatically.
It all works. I have a second ISP internet for old cable connection so have my own trunk which never uses the cable unless the primary is down. We get email from the cable so I have a policy route for SMTP that is the first policy route from ge4 (the lan) to go direct to the cable interface g3. The next policy route states all traffic from ge4(the lan) goes to the trunk. I note that there is no need for VLAN35 policy route because its identified as an external interface (which means snat is applied automatically).
To handle the TV I have two managed switches in the mix.
GS110T will be at the router ISP end and the cable currently going to the USG will go to PORT 1 of the Switch. Port 2 of the switch will go to the WAN port ge2 of the USG. Port 3 of the switch will go to port 7 on the USG.
VLANs on switch,
VLAN 34 ports 1 and 3
VLAN 35 ports 1 and 2
Note Port One is on the default VLAN1 which basically accepts all traffic.
Now I did identify the actual port on the switches as virtual interfaces ie Port 2 is assigned to VLAN 35 and port 3 is assigned to VLAN 34. THis allows one to have further control on the traffic and for example I have set it such that all packets on Port 3 are tagged with 802.1p level four. In other words anything coming from the TV side into the switch upon further routing, back to the ISP will be tagged with level four.
So switch port 1 gets ONT connection, switch port 2 goes to the wan port on the zywall and switch port 3 goes to Port 7 on the Zywall.
Before we get to the USG Zywall. I have setup switch number two at the TV side. Its running on the LAN GE4. I have port six ready to be attached to the TV receiver when it arrives.
THe GS108Tv2 switch has incoming internet on port 1 - default Vlan 1 - accepts all traffic.
VLan assignments
VLAN 34 is on ports 1 and 6
I have assigned port 6 as a virtual interface port and all traffic coming into the is port from tthe TV receiver will be tagged with 802.1p (Four).
Thus I am probably overkilling the scenario.
- I have two spots where I delineate all traffic has or is tagged with level Four 802.1p. I could probably get away with it at only one switch. Not sure if there is any harm in duplication????????
The tougher part, where I need help is the setup for VLAN 34 on the USG. So far I have setup VLAN 34 as being on port 7 on my USG and thats about it.
(1)
- do I state it as an external interface because the receiver is going to get an external IP upon communication with the IPTV server on the VLAN 34 back at their location?
- If so then I would imagine a policy route is not required.
How will the USG know to take the data on port 7 and send it to Switch next to the TV receiver??
(2) Do I simply state that VLAN 34 is on the LAN ie tie it to Ge4?? as an internal interface --- but then how does the tv receiver get an IP address from the ISP.
Very confusing.
Im starting to think that if I treat it more similar to the internet I will be on the right track. Which would mean its not on the LAN zone.
So I would simply state port 7 on the USG is the same as port 2 (in other words associated with Ge2 the bell aliant connection. VLAN34 - get dhcp automatically.
Just not sure how magically the router will be able to tie in that port to the vlan34 traffic coming from the TV receiver????
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