Further to my previous post Replacing ISP Router with TP-Link ER7212PC of

2023-12-15. I have now purchased an ER7212PC and in the process of setting it up but have a few questions. However it might be worth setting out what I want to achieve:

1. Ideally set up router behind existing router and configure it with all my devices before asking ISP to put my existing NTE into bridge mode.
2. Have three VLAN’s as follows:
   1. VLAN1 - Home network 10.0.0.1/24 -For my pcs servers, printers and other devices which I need to access over the LAN
   2. VLAN 10 - IOT network 10.0.10.1/24 Primarily wireless smart switches but a few smart TVs and streaming devices which have ethernet connection
   3. VLAN 20 - Guest Network 10.0.20.1/24 Almost exclusively visitors Wi-Fi devices such as laptops, tablets phones etc
3. I am aware from a warning from @d0ugmac1 1 that ACL separation is not possible at the switch level in the 7212 but I believe it can be done at EAP level which is primarily what I need
4. A number of reserved DHCP static IP addresses for various devices such as my server, printers, CCTV & NVR devices and my five EAP225/245/225outdoor access points

So far I have configured the switch:-

• with port 3 (Wan port) for DHCP to connect to my exiting network
• Edited the default Vlan1 to the 10.0.0.1/24 subnet and created the other two VLAN as in 2 above.

However this is where I get stuck.

1. Where are the reserved DHCP settings in the router so I can set these up.  I have 17 reserved addresses to set up on VLAN 1 but I can’t for the life of me find where they are. Eventually most of these which are CCTV NVRs and cameras will move to VLAN 10 but it was easier moving them all to vlan1 first to get everything up and running
2. I was unable to migrate my existing Omada 3.2.7 configuration over as also warned by @d0ugmac1  but I can’t scan for them and adopt them until I can connect the 7212 to my existing LAN. As currently configured this would mean having two DHCP servers on the same network. Is there a way to do this without screwing up my existing network. e.g. an I turn off the DHCP server for each of the three VLANS and connect the 7212  to my current LAN. If so should it be the WAN port or one of the LAN ports?  Will I be able to find and adopt the EAPS and then re-configure the wireless networks.
3. Alternatively would it be better once I have the reserved addresses entered in the 7172 to turn off DHCP on my existing router OR change the scope to only a couple of IP addresses e.g. 10.0.0.2-5 and change the starting scope on VLAN 1 to 10.0.0.6-254. My thinking is that the existing router will dish out an IP address to the wan interface but the 7212 DHCP server will take over for the rest of the clients.

Sorry lots of questions but this is proving harder than I first imagined to change routers and still keep the network up and accessible

Thanks in advance