I assume that the IP of the robot arm is in a different subnet, right? If so, you could use another virtual network interface on top of the physical interface on your Linux box to be able to reach...

Glad it works. Have fun with the switch (and iptables setup)! :cool:

thecodeman wrote From the research I have done so far, both the Smart Switches and the Easy Smart Switches will meet my need. It does look like they use different management tools What makes you...

klukacs wrote Do I forgot something? You could use ACLs to restrict mgmt access for a certain subnet/VLAN.

Looks great, thanks for feedback. What you could try in order to raise SNR somewhat over 300m is to correct antenna alignment and setting fixed 802.11n mode if all devices connected to the AP are...

This is indeed right - if you have more switches interconnected to each other, order of changing VLANs is important to not lock out yourself. My core switch in the machine room is a T1600G, office...