Our current setup:
All user PCs are networked via 3 Powerconnect (stacked)
VLAN 3 - PC data vlan
VLAN 3 is assigned at the port level
All user PCs are assigned an IP address within the 10.0.1.0/24 subnet
Firewall/Gateway is in this subnet (10.0.1.2)
DHCP server is in this subnet (10.0.1.4)
No routing has been configured on the 6248
VLAN 1 (default) is not being used for any end user purpose
VOIP setup considerations:
VLAN 100 - VOIP vlan
All IP phones would have a dynamically assigned an IP address from the same DHCP server but with a NEW subnet - 10.0.100.0/24
All PC's would be connected to a data port on the phone, and the phone would be connected into the wall plate
Questions:
- What would be the best practice configuration to support the VOIP requirement?
- How would the VLANS be configured?
- How would the ports (if necessary be configured) assuming that the following ports are used for end user data traffic: 1/g1 - 1/g24, 2/g1 - 2/g12, 3/g1-3/g12, 3/g20
- Could we consider using the Voice VLAN feature in the Powerconnect?
- Could (should VLAN 100) be configured as an IP-based VLAN without assigning it to any ports?
- When you enter commands the new configuration commands for the new VLAN, etc - does the switch begin to use the changes without reboot?
- Once everything behaves as expected, should I write the running config to the startup config so that in the event of a reboot all the new VLAN/VOIP settings come back online?
I'm new to switch configuration, but not afraid to connect to the CLI! :) I've read sections of the CLI_en.pdf, and the Voice Vlan Support document, but I thought I would reach out to this community for some support as well!
