Test lab

Mr.Network

I want to be able to connect my test environment from my office.

I'm running a testlab with 3x routers, 3x switches and a access switch.
this lab is not on the same floor as where my office is, and the only way to connect the lab to my office is through the production switch.
before I go further with this I wanted to see your thoughts on how you would accomplish it, and what I should beware of.

DCD

First check with your company to see if you do that. Setup separatevlan on that switch and ACL to only allow you access to you and route filters.But the best way would be to connect a PC to the company switch and use remotecontrol software to access the PC which connects to your lab. The other way todo it is connect a console server to your company switch and access your labfrom the console server.

Mr.Network

how about connecting one of the test router to the production switch and assign production ip on that port of the router to connect the router, then create also a ACL list that allows only my IP to ssh in to that router.
how does that sound?

then I don't have a "test vlan" advertised to all the other routers