4.4.1 Management VLAN
Management VLAN settings allow administrator to access the switch and perform the switch manage- ment over a dedicated VLAN.
The following rules are applied with the Management VLAN:
1.If the VLAN function is disabled, Management VLAN settings are ignored and no VLAN limitation is applied in accessing the switch web management interface. The switch web (http) server only accepts untagged management packets and replies untagged packets to the manage- ment host.
2.If [Management VLAN - VID] settings is zero, no VLAN limitation is applied in accessing the switch web management interface. The switch web (http) server only accepts untagged manage- ment packets and replies untagged packets to the management host.
3.If [Management VLAN - VID] settings is not zero, The switch web (http) server only accepts tagged management packets matched [Management VLAN
Summary of the rules: |
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VLAN Function | Management VID | Switch Embedded Web Server operation |
VLAN disabled | Ignore | Accept untagged web packets |
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| Reply untagged packets |
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| No VLAN group member checking |
VLAN enabled | VID=0 | Accept untagged web packets |
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| Reply untagged packets |
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| No VLAN group member checking |
VLAN enabled | VID<>0 | Accept matched tagged web packets only |
| ( 1 ~ 4095) | Reply tagged packets with the configured tag |
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| Matched VLAN group member checking |
Notes:
1.To apply management VLAN function, be sure to configure a VLAN group that matches the management VID first.
2.No matter how management VLAN is configured, login password authentication is still required.