Hi, a brief outline of what I mean here. I suppose technically this could be titled "Granting 2 distinct subnets access to a common third without giving access to each other.
We have our own self contained network infrastructure on a site running various systems, all running off one subnet (192.168.111.x)
The site has its own network, actually part of a wider country wide network of several sites. There has recently been a new access control system installed, all with its own cabling, but linked into the main site switches so the system can be controlled and monitored by the responsible staff on site (through 1 pc with the control software installed) . Each door controller has its own IP so it's not a single IP address used to access the system, but numerous IP addresses to access each door controller.
My question is, is it possible for the self contained 192.168.111.x to have access to the new access control equipment without it connecting to the rest of the main site network?
Obviously the access control equipment would need to be placed on its own subnet, but the main issue I can see is that there could be a conflict between the existing devices on the 192.168.111.x network and devices on the main site network.
I'm a bit of an amateur when it comes to networking but know that 2 subnets can be linked fairly easily by installing a router on each subnet you want linked, but what we really want here is for the pc on the main site that controls the access system to be able to communicate with the access equipment (even if just this pc can access it) and the 192.168.111.x subnet to be allowed to communicate with the access equipment, but that the 192.168.111.x subnet is not linked to the main site network in any other way so that we still have full control over the ip ranges on our own network.
Is this possible or would the devices on the 192.168.111.x network have to be reconfigured to ensure no clashes with the site network?
We have our own self contained network infrastructure on a site running various systems, all running off one subnet (192.168.111.x)
The site has its own network, actually part of a wider country wide network of several sites. There has recently been a new access control system installed, all with its own cabling, but linked into the main site switches so the system can be controlled and monitored by the responsible staff on site (through 1 pc with the control software installed) . Each door controller has its own IP so it's not a single IP address used to access the system, but numerous IP addresses to access each door controller.
My question is, is it possible for the self contained 192.168.111.x to have access to the new access control equipment without it connecting to the rest of the main site network?
Obviously the access control equipment would need to be placed on its own subnet, but the main issue I can see is that there could be a conflict between the existing devices on the 192.168.111.x network and devices on the main site network.
I'm a bit of an amateur when it comes to networking but know that 2 subnets can be linked fairly easily by installing a router on each subnet you want linked, but what we really want here is for the pc on the main site that controls the access system to be able to communicate with the access equipment (even if just this pc can access it) and the 192.168.111.x subnet to be allowed to communicate with the access equipment, but that the 192.168.111.x subnet is not linked to the main site network in any other way so that we still have full control over the ip ranges on our own network.
Is this possible or would the devices on the 192.168.111.x network have to be reconfigured to ensure no clashes with the site network?