4
A
D
V
A
N
C
E
D
M
A
N
A
G
E
M
E
N
T
Virtual LANs (VLANs) 4-1
What are VLANs? 4-1
Benefits of VLANs 4-2
An Example 4-3
VLANs and the Switch 1005 4-4
The Default VLAN 4-4
Connecting VLANs to a Router 4-4
Connecting Common VLANs Between Switches 4-5
Using Non-routable Protocols 4-5
Using Unique MAC Addresses 4-5
VLAN Configurations 4-6
Example 1 4-6
Example 2 4-8
Example 3 4-10
Setting Up VLANs on the Switch 4-12
Assigning a Port to a VLAN 4-15
Specifying a Backbone Port 4-15
Specifying that a Backbone Port is Part of a VLT 4-15
5
S
T
A
T
U
S
M
O
N
I
T
O
R
I
N
G
A
N
D
S
T
A
T
I
S
T
I
C
S
Summary Statistics 5-2
Port Statistics 5-4
Port Traffic Statistics 5-6
Port Er ror Analy sis 5-9
Status Monitoring 5-11
Remote Polling 5-13
6
P
R
O
B
L
E
M
S
O
L
V
I
N
G
Spot Checks 6-1
Identifying Fault Conditions with the LEDs 6-2
VT100 Problems 6-3
Switch 1005 Operation Problems 6-4