VLAN Segmentation

Separate guest, staff, VoIP, and sensitive systems onto their own isolated lanes. The foundation of a network that passes a security review. And keeps patient or payment traffic where it belongs.

When you need this

Sound familiar?

  • Everything in the building is on one network: tills, cameras, laptops, guests.
  • A security questionnaire asked about network segmentation, and the honest answer was no.
  • One infected laptop last year meant re-checking every machine in the office.
  • The card terminal, the file server, and the smart TV can all see each other.

Why it matters

Flat networks are how one infected laptop becomes an entire compromised office. Segmentation is the cheapest insurance against a small problem becoming a total one.

How it works

The service, explained.

One network split into lanes that cannot cross

Guests, staff devices, VoIP phones, cameras, and sensitive systems each get their own VLAN, with rules governing what may talk to what. A device on one lane cannot reach another unless you explicitly allow it.

Contain a problem before it spreads

When one laptop is infected on a flat network, everything on that network is suddenly in reach. Segmentation boxes the incident into a single lane, which is the difference between cleaning one machine and rebuilding the whole office.

What you get

What's included

  • Separate lanes for guest, staff, VoIP, and sensitive systems
  • Payment and patient traffic kept where compliance needs it
  • A network layout that stands up to a security review
  • Documented so the next audit takes minutes, not days

The process

The flow, end to end.

Step 1
Map
Every device and system on the network is inventoried and grouped.
Step 2
Design
Lanes are drawn: guests, staff, VoIP, payment, sensitive systems, each with rules.
Step 3
Cutover
Segments go live one at a time in agreed windows, so nothing breaks unnoticed.
Step 4
Document
You get the layout on paper: what talks to what, and why.

Pricing

from €900 one-time

Net, plus 19% VAT.

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FAQ

Common questions.

Will our devices stop seeing each other?

Only where they should. Printers, phones, and shared systems keep working; the rules define which lane may reach which. The point is that a guest or an infected laptop no longer sees everything.

Do we need new switches for VLANs?

Often not: most business-grade switches from the last decade support VLANs and have simply never been configured. We audit first, and if hardware genuinely cannot do it, you hear that before the project starts.

How disruptive is the changeover?

Segments move one at a time in agreed windows, and each step is reversible. Most of the work happens in configuration, not in cables, so a normal day stays normal.

Does this help with compliance?

Directly. Payment and patient data on their own segments is a standard expectation in security reviews, and the documentation we hand over is written to be shown to an auditor.

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