mDNS
UniFi VLANs Without Breaking AirPlay, Printers, and Smart Home Gear
09/11/2026
A UniFi VLAN guide for keeping AirPlay, AirPrint, printers, casting, HomeKit, and smart-home devices usable without flattening the network.
Smart Home VLAN, Guest Wi-Fi, or Second SSID?
06/22/2026
Smart-home isolation can improve security, but it can also break discovery, Matter, Thread border routers, casting, and app setup.
What Is the Right VLAN Layout for a Beginner Homelab?
06/22/2026
Build a small set of explainable trust zones with explicit firewall, DHCP and DNS plans. Keep experimental workloads separate from infrastructure management when their access needs differ, and preserve a recovery path.
IoT Isolation for Homelabs: VLANs, Firewall Rules, and mDNS
06/20/2026
Isolate IoT devices with default-deny VLAN policy and narrow service exceptions, then test controllers, casting, and denied access one device class at a time before expanding.