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Blade ICE G8124-E manual Setup Part 3 VLANs, System prompts you to configure the next Vlan

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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide

Setup Part 3: VLANs

If you chose to skip VLANs configuration back in Part 2, skip to “Setup Part 4: IP Configuration” on page 47.

1.Select the VLAN to configure, or skip VLAN configuration at the prompt:

VLAN Config:

Enter VLAN number from 2 to 4094, NULL at end:

If you wish to change settings for individual VLANs, enter the number of the VLAN you wish to configure. To skip VLAN configuration, press <Enter> without typing a VLAN number and go to “Setup Part 4: IP Configuration” on page 47.

2.Enter the new VLAN name at the prompt:

Current VLAN name: VLAN 2

Enter new VLAN name:

Entering a new VLAN name is optional. To use the pending new VLAN name, press <Enter>.

3.Enter the VLAN port numbers:

Define Ports in VLAN:

Current VLAN 2: empty

Enter ports one per line, NULL at end:

Enter each port, by port number or port alias, and confirm placement of the port into this VLAN. When you are finished adding ports to this VLAN, press <Enter> without specifying any port.

4.Configure Spanning Tree Group membership for the VLAN:

Spanning Tree Group membership:

Enter new Spanning Tree Group index [1-127]:

5.The system prompts you to configure the next VLAN:

VLAN Config:

Enter VLAN number from 2 to 4094, NULL at end:

Repeat the steps in this section until all VLANs have been configured. When all VLANs have been configured, press <Enter> without specifying any VLAN.

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BMD00220, October 2010

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G8124-E, G8124 specifications

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