Configuring Virtual LANs

VLAN Static List

Use this screen to create or remove VLAN groups.

Parameter

Description

 

 

Current

Lists all the current VLAN groups created for this system. Up to 256 VLAN

 

groups can be defined. To allow this switch to participate in external VLAN

 

groups, you must use the VLAN ID for the concerned external groups.

New

Allows you to specify the name and numeric identifier for a new VLAN group.

 

(The VLAN name is only used for management on this system; it is not added

 

to the VLAN tag.)

Status

Enables/disables the specified VLAN.

Add

Adds a new VLAN group to the current list.

Remove

Removes a VLAN group from the current list. If any port is assigned to this

 

group as untagged, it will be reassigned to VLAN group 1 as untagged.

 

 

Note: No VLANs are statically configured by default.

VLAN Static Table

Use this screen to modify the settings for an existing VLAN. You can add/delete port members for a VLAN, disable or enable VLAN tagging for any port, or prevent a port from being automatically added to a VLAN via the GVRP protocol. (Note that VLAN 1 is fixed as an untagged VLAN containing all ports on the switch, and cannot be modified via this screen.)

Parameter

Description

 

 

VLAN

The ID for the VLAN currently displayed.

 

Range: 1-2048

Name

A user-specified symbolic name for this VLAN.

 

String length: 8 alphanumeric characters

Status

Enables/disables the specified VLAN.

 

 

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8008 specifications

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