Chapter 5 | Configuring the Switch |
VLAN Management
A VLAN is a group of ports that can be located anywhere in the network, but communicate as though they belong to the same physical segment..
VLANs help to simplify network management by allowing you to move devices to a new VLAN without having to change any physical connections.. VLANs can be easily organized to reflect departmental groups (such as Marketing or R&D), usage groups (such as
VLAN Management > Create VLAN
VLAN Management > Create VLAN
Create VLAN
Single VLAN
To create a single VLAN, enter the VLAN ID and VLAN Name, up to 32 characters long, and click Add..
VLAN ID ID of configured VLAN
VLAN Name Name of the VLAN.. (1 to 32 characters)
VLAN Range
To create a range of VLANs, enter the range of the VLAN IDs to be created in to the VLAN Range fields, click Add Range..
To remove a VLAN or a range of VLANs, select the VLANs in the VLAN list, then click Remove..
VLAN Management > Port Settings
VLAN Management > Port Settings
You can configure VLAN behavior for specific interfaces, including the mode, accepted frame type, VLAN identifier (PVID), and ingress filtering..
Mode Indicates VLAN membership mode for an interface.. (Default: General)
•Access Is the default setting for all ports.. The port is a member of a single, untagged VLAN..
•Trunk Specifies a port as an
•General Specifies a hybrid VLAN interface.. The port may transmit tagged or untagged frames..
Acceptable Frame Type Sets the interface to accept all frame types, including tagged or untagged frames, or only tagged frames.. When set to receive all frame types, any received frames that are untagged are assigned to the default VLAN.. (Options: All, Tagged, Active; Default: All)
PVID (Port VLAN identifier) VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on the interface.. (Default: 1)
If an interface is not a member of VLAN 1 and you assign its PVID to this VLAN, the interface will automatically be added to VLAN 1 as an untagged member.. For all other VLANs, an interface must first be configured as an untagged member before you can assign its PVID to that group..
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