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TL-SG3428X switch, Tl-sm5310-t gbic, EAP772 AP Working Together

TL-SG3428X switch, Tl-sm5310-t gbic, EAP772 AP Working Together
TL-SG3428X switch, Tl-sm5310-t gbic, EAP772 AP Working Together
2025-05-07 19:07:48 - last edited 2025-05-08 01:08:46
Tags: #VLAN & Multi-Networks #Network Connectivity #Controller #SFP
Model: TL-SG3428X   TL-SM5310-T   EAP772  
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Hi there!

 

I am about to move from an apartment to a new house soon and I am currently planning the network.

I have a pfsense appliance with 4 2.5gbe ports: 2 WANs connected to 2 ISPs, 1 LAN and the last port for IOT devices and guest network.


My current plan:

Use a TL-SG3428X switch;
Use 3 EAP772 APs for main WIFI LAN access throughout the house (2 story 300m2 total)


This switch has 4 SFP ports, so the idea is to use 4 Tl-sm5310-t gbics.

 

Port 1 will connect to the pfsense appliance LAN port;
Port 2, 3 and 4 each will connect to EAP772 APs through CAT7 cabling.

 

Goal: maximize wifi throughput and performance - I want to use the APs as L2 devices, but making sure they are capable of roaming (I already have DHCP, DNS etc. infrastructure in place) and I can run the Omada Software in a VM if needed.

 

Questions:

 

  • Does the TL-SG3428X switch support VLAN trunking?
  • Any issues regarding the EAP772 connected to the switch via these GBICs?
  • Are those compatible, management wise? I mean, will I be able to use, for example, the Omada Software Controller to control the switch and the APs?
  • Any suggestions or concerns?

 

Thanks in advance.

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Re:TL-SG3428X switch, Tl-sm5310-t gbic, EAP772 AP Working Together-Solution
2025-05-07 21:20:21 - last edited 2025-05-08 01:08:49

  @StealthNet 

 

This is not the right switch to choose.  You can only configure 1 or 10gig on the SFP+ ports, regardless of module or DAC cable.  So your EAPs, connected to them, will only negotiate to 1gig

I think you would be better off with one of the M2 switches, as those are all 2.5g RJ45 so no need for modules.

 

All TP-Link Jetstream (older brand), Easy Smart, Smart Managed and Omada switches support vlan tunking, this is a basif feature that almost every switch on the planet that is a step above a dumb unmanaged has.

Main: ER8411 x1, SG3428X x1, SG3452 x1, SG2428LP x1, SG3210 x1, SG2218P x1, SG2008P x3, ES208G x1, EAP650 x6 Remote: ER7206 v2 x1, ER605 v2 x3, SG2008P x2, EAP650 x2, ES205G x1 Controller: OC300
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Re:TL-SG3428X switch, Tl-sm5310-t gbic, EAP772 AP Working Together-Solution
2025-05-07 21:55:16 - last edited 2025-05-08 01:08:46

  @StealthNet 

 

Yes this is a standard feature, you assign a SSID to a vlan tag.  The AP doesnt care about where it goes, it just inserts the tag.

Main: ER8411 x1, SG3428X x1, SG3452 x1, SG2428LP x1, SG3210 x1, SG2218P x1, SG2008P x3, ES208G x1, EAP650 x6 Remote: ER7206 v2 x1, ER605 v2 x3, SG2008P x2, EAP650 x2, ES205G x1 Controller: OC300
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Re:TL-SG3428X switch, Tl-sm5310-t gbic, EAP772 AP Working Together-Solution
2025-05-07 21:20:21 - last edited 2025-05-08 01:08:49

  @StealthNet 

 

This is not the right switch to choose.  You can only configure 1 or 10gig on the SFP+ ports, regardless of module or DAC cable.  So your EAPs, connected to them, will only negotiate to 1gig

I think you would be better off with one of the M2 switches, as those are all 2.5g RJ45 so no need for modules.

 

All TP-Link Jetstream (older brand), Easy Smart, Smart Managed and Omada switches support vlan tunking, this is a basif feature that almost every switch on the planet that is a step above a dumb unmanaged has.

Main: ER8411 x1, SG3428X x1, SG3452 x1, SG2428LP x1, SG3210 x1, SG2218P x1, SG2008P x3, ES208G x1, EAP650 x6 Remote: ER7206 v2 x1, ER605 v2 x3, SG2008P x2, EAP650 x2, ES205G x1 Controller: OC300
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Re:TL-SG3428X switch, Tl-sm5310-t gbic, EAP772 AP Working Together
2025-05-07 21:35:06 - last edited 2025-05-07 21:37:06

  @GRL thank you so much. I was thinking about a smaller price tag, but that won't cut it.

 

I am changing the idea to:

 

4 EAP772 APs

1 TL-SG3210XHP-M2

 

My pfsense LAN port would connect directly to one of these ethernet ports.

 

Would it be possible to create a seggregated 2.4 GHz wifi a/b/g network SSID on a specific VLAN just for the IOT devices and another high performance SSID VLAN for most bandwidth hungry devices (laptops, tablets, cellphones etc.)?

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Re:TL-SG3428X switch, Tl-sm5310-t gbic, EAP772 AP Working Together-Solution
2025-05-07 21:55:16 - last edited 2025-05-08 01:08:46

  @StealthNet 

 

Yes this is a standard feature, you assign a SSID to a vlan tag.  The AP doesnt care about where it goes, it just inserts the tag.

Main: ER8411 x1, SG3428X x1, SG3452 x1, SG2428LP x1, SG3210 x1, SG2218P x1, SG2008P x3, ES208G x1, EAP650 x6 Remote: ER7206 v2 x1, ER605 v2 x3, SG2008P x2, EAP650 x2, ES205G x1 Controller: OC300
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