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PORT BASIC CONFIGURATION GUIDE
Configuring the Basic
Functions of an
Ethernet Port
An Ethernet port on a Switch 5500 can operate in one of the three link types:
■Access: an access port can belong to only one VLAN and is generally used to connect to a PC.
■Trunk: a trunk port can belong to multiple VLANs. It can receive/send packets of multiple VLANs and is generally used to connect to a switch.
■Hybrid: a hybrid port can belong to multiple VLANs. It can receive/send packets of multiple VLANs and can be used to connect to either a switch or a PC.
You can add an Ethernet port to a specified VLAN. After that, the Ethernet port can forward the packets of the specified VLAN, so that the VLAN on this switch can intercommunicate with the same VLAN on the peer switch.
Network Diagram Figure 9 | Network diagram for Ethernet port configuration | ||
| Eth1/0/1 | Eth1/0/1 | |
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Networking and
Configuration
Requirements
■Switch A and Switch B are connected through the trunk port Ethernet 1/0/1 on each side.
■Specify VLAN 100 as the default VLAN of Ethernet 1/0/1.
■Configure Ethernet 1/0/1 to permit the packets of VLAN 2, VLAN 6 through VLAN 50, and VLAN 100 to pass through.
Applicable Products
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| Switch 5500 | Release V03.02.04 | All versions |
| Switch 5500G | Release V03.02.04 | All versions |
| Switch 4500 | Release V03.03.00 | All versions |
| Switch 4210 | Release V03.01.00 | All versions |
Configuration Procedure |
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n | ■ The following provides only the configuration on Switch A. The configuration | ||
on Switch B is similar to that on Switch A. |
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■ This configuration example assumes that VLAN 2, VLAN 6 through VLAN 50, and VLAN 100 have been created.
