intermediate
Software & Cloud
Est. 50 mins • 85 Target Users
Tech Startup Multi-VLAN Campus #324
CloudScale Inc is moving into a 2-story facility with 85 employees across Engineering, Sales, and Guest Wi-Fi needing VLAN segmentation and Inter-VLAN routing.
Departments & User Breakdown
- Dev & QA (40 users)
- Sales & Marketing (30 users)
- Guest Wi-Fi (50 mobile devices)
- Internal Servers (8 servers)
Physical Facilities & Sites
- Building 2, Silicon Park
Technical Requirements
vlan
Critical
VLAN Segmentation
Create VLAN 10 (Dev), VLAN 20 (Sales), VLAN 30 (Guest), VLAN 50 (Servers).
ip
Critical
VLSM Allocation
Subnet 10.50.0.0/22 to provide appropriately sized subnets for each department.
routing
Critical
Inter-VLAN Gateway
Configure Router-on-a-Stick subinterfaces with 802.1Q encapsulation.
Engineering Constraints
[security]
Guest Wi-Fi must be isolated from Dev and Server VLANs.
Tasks & Expected Deliverables
Task 1:
Calculate VLSM Subnets
Deliverable: IP Plan Table
Subnets for all 4 VLANs.
Task 2:
VLAN & Port Mapping
Deliverable: VLAN & Port Mapping Tables
Configure access and trunk ports.
Evaluation Criteria (Automated Checks)
✓
VLSM subnets correctly sized without overlap
✓
802.1Q trunking configured
✓
Default gateways set correctly on subinterfaces