Accton Technology CheetahSwitch Workgroup, 4508 manual Virtual LANs, Assigning Ports to VLANs

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CheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508

Virtual LANs

Switches do not inherently support broadcast domains, which can lead to broadcast storms in large networks that handle a lot of IPX or NetBeui traffic. In conventional networks with routers, broadcast traffic is split up into separate domains to confine broadcast traffic to the originating group and provide a much cleaner network environment. By supporting VLANs, this switch allows you to create segregated broadcast domains. However, note that if you need to support intra-VLAN communications, you must use a router or Layer 3 switch.

An IEEE 802.1Q 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 e-mail), or multicast groups (used for multimedia applications such as video conferencing).

VLANs provide greater network efficiency by reducing broadcast traffic, but also allow you to make network changes without having to update IP addresses or IP subnets. VLANs inherently provide a high level of network security, since traffic must pass through a Layer 3 switch or a router to reach a different VLAN.

This switch supports the following VLAN features:

•Up to 16 VLANs based on the IEEE 802.1Q standard

•Distributed VLAN learning across multiple switches using explicit or implicit tagging

•Port overlapping, allowing a port to participate in multiple VLANs

•End stations can belong to multiple VLANs

•Passing traffic between VLAN-aware and VLAN-unaware devices

•Two-level priority queue

Assigning Ports to VLANs

Before enabling VLANs for the switch, you must first assign each port to the VLAN group(s) it will participate in. (By default all ports are assigned to VLAN 1 as untagged ports.) Add a port as a tagged port (that is, a port attached to a VLAN- aware device) if you want it to carry traffic for one or more VLANs and the device at the other end of the link also supports VLANs. Then assign the port at the other end of the link to the same VLAN(s). However, if you want a port on this switch to participate in one or more VLANs, but the device at the other end of the link does not support VLANs, then you must add this port as an untagged port (that is, a port attached to a VLAN-unaware device).

Port-based VLANs are tied to specific ports. The switch’s forwarding decision is based on the destination MAC address and its associated port. Therefore, to make valid forwarding and flooding decisions, the switch learns the relationship of the MAC address to its related port—and thus to the VLAN—at run-time.

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Contents CheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Management Guide CheetaSwitch Workgroup-4508 International Headquarters USA Headquarters RMAPage Contents Using the Web Agent Appendix B Pin Assignments Appendix a TroubleshootingAdvanced Topics IiiPage Managing the Switch Configuration OptionsOnsite Connection Making Connections for System ConfigurationCheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Modem ConnectionManagement Guide Telnet Connection In-Band Network ConnectionCheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Using the System Configuration Program Main Menu Parameter DescriptionManagement Guide Parameter DescriptionSystem Information Menu Displaying System InformationManagement Setup Menu Management Guide Displaying Version InformationChanging the Network Configuration IP Configuration Access Host Configuration IP Connectivity Test PingHttp Configuration CheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Configuring the Serial Port Parameter Default DescriptionManagement Guide Assigning Snmp Parameters Configuring Community Names Configuring IP Trap ManagersConsole Login Configuration CheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Downloading System Software Using Tftp Protocol to Download Over the NetworkConfiguring the Switch CheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Configuring Port Parameters EnabledManagement Guide Viewing the Current Port Configuration Using the Spanning Tree AlgorithmConfiguring Bridge STA Priority 32,768Configuring STA for Ports DisabledDisplaying the Current Bridge STA Displaying the Current STA for Ports Information. Port address table is cleared, and the port Management Guide Using a Mirror Port for Analysis Igmp Multicast FilteringConfiguring Igmp Management Guide Broadcast Storm Control Refer to Network Monitor Menu / Static Unicast Address Table Management Guide Configuring Traffic Classes Port Priority Configuration802.1p Port Traffic Class Information MAX Vlan ID Management Guide Configuring Virtual LANs802.1Q Vlan Base Information 802.1Q Vlan Current Table Information VID802.1Q Vlan Static Table Configuration 802.1Q Vlan Port Configuration PvidMonitoring the Switch Menu DescriptionCheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Displaying Port Statistics Displaying Rmon Statistics Formed Using the Address Table MACVlan ID assigned to this multicast group Multicast IP VID MAC Management Guide Configuring Static Unicast AddressesParameter Post Resetting the SystemLogging Off the System Using the Web Agent Navigating the Web Browser InterfaceCheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Home Console Configuration Panel DisplayVlan SnmpSTA System Information Switch Information Main BoardNetwork Configuration IP ConfigurationSnmp Administration Enable Snmp ConfigurationCheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Access Host Management Guide Snmp Community Trap ManagersChange Password Security ConfigurationFirmware Upgrade Options Web Upload ManagementTftp Download Management Address Table Configuration Spanning Tree Information Spanning TreePorts When the Switch Becomes Root Parameter Default Description Management Guide Spanning Tree ConfigurationSwitch Parameter Default Description STA Port Configuration Path Cost 100/19/4Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions Bridge CapabilityPriority Bridge SettingsPort Priority Configuration Port Traffic Class Information Configuring VLANs Vlan Basic InformationManagement Guide Vlan Current Table Vlan IDCheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Vlan Static List Vlan Static TableVlan Static Membership by Port CheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Vlan Port Configuration Configuring Igmp Igmp Multicast FilteringPort Menus Port InformationPort Configuration Etherlike Statistics Port Mirroring ConfigurationPort Statistics Sum of alignment errors and code errors frames received with CheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Rmon Statistics Undersize FramesFCS or alignment error Broadcast Storm Control Advanced Topics Spanning Tree AlgorithmVirtual LANs Assigning Ports to VLANsForwarding Tagged/Untagged Frames Management Guide Vlan ClassificationPort Overlapping Class-of-Service CoS Support Igmp Snooping and IP Multicast FilteringSnmp Management Software Remote MonitoringCheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508 Upgrading Firmware via the Serial Port Console ConnectionIn-Band Connection Loader DB9 Port Pin Assignments Connection from Switch’s Serial Port to PC’s 9-Pin COM PortDB9 Serial Port Pin Description Switchs 9-Pin Serial Null Modem Connection from Switchs Serial Port to PCs 25-Pin DTE PortSwitchs 9-Pin Ccitt Signal Modems Serial Port Pin COM Port PortES4508 E022000-R01

CheetahSwitch Workgroup, 4508 specifications

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