Chapter 3: Configuration

3.12.1 VLAN Membership

The VLAN membership configuration for the selected switch can be monitored and modified here. Up to 4094 VLANs are supported. This page allows for adding and deleting VLANs as well as adding and deleting port members of each VLAN.

Web Interface

To configure VLAN membership configuration in the Web interface:

1.Click VLAN Membership Configuration.

2.Specify a Management VLAN ID from 1~ 4094.

3.Click Save.

Figure 3-56. The VLAN Membership Configuration screen.

Parameter Description

Delete: To delete a VLAN entry, check this box and the entry will be deleted on the selected switch.

WARNING: the default VLAN 1 can be deleted. But if deleting the default VLAN 1, the connection to the switch would be lost and some errors would occur.

VLAN ID: Indicates the ID of every single VLAN. Legal values for a VLAN ID are 1 to 4094.

VLAN Name: Indicates the name of VLAN. VLAN Name can contain letters, numbers, or a mix of letters and numbers, but excludes special characters. VLAN Name can leave blanks. The length of VLAN name supports up to 32 characters. VLAN name can be edited for the existing VLAN entries.

Port Members: A row of checkboxes for each port display port members of each VLAN. To include a port in a VLAN, check the box. To remove or exclude the port from the VLAN, make sure the box is unchecked.

Adding a New VLAN: Click to add a new VLAN group. An empty row, no port is a member, and all boxes are unchecked, is added to the table to configure. A VLAN without any port members can not be set up.

Buttons:

-Save: Click to save changes.

-Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.

Icons, upper right (Refresh, <<, >>): Click to refresh the MAC address manually. Press << or >> to scroll to the next entry on the table.

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