For simplicity, let's say my network looks like this:
[Internet/Modem]
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[Standard home wi-fi Router]
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[Windows/Mac PCs] [NAS Drive] [XBOX] [Printer]
As it is set up now, everyone can talk to each other and the internet, but I'd like to restrict it as follows:
- The PCs should not be able to talk to the XBOX
- The XBOX should not be able to talk to the Printer or the PCs
- The NAS drive and the Printer should not have internet access and should not be able to initiate a connection to any device on the network.
Trying to figure out how to do this, I've been looking at routers, managed switches, smart switches, VPN firewalls, unmanaged plus switches, etc. and I'm suffering from information overload without enough of the right keywords to search for what I need.
What is a typical way to configure these kind of communication flow policies for a small home/office network?