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Configuring Virtual LANs (VLANs)
Table 76 lists the individual Dell PowerConnect PowerConnect switches and the VLAN features they
support.

VLAN overview

The following sections provide details about the VLAN types and features supported on the
PowerConnect family of switches.

Types of VLANs

This section describes the VLAN types supported on Dell PowerConnect devices.
VLAN support on Dell PowerConnect devices
You can configure the following types of VLANs on PowerConnect devices:
Layer 2 port-based VLAN – a set of physical ports that share a common, exclusive Layer 2
broadcast domain
TABLE 76 Supported VLAN features
Feature PowerConnect B-Series FCX
VLAN Support Yes
4096 maximum VLANs Yes
802.1Q with tagging Yes
802.1Q-in-Q tagging Yes
802.1Q-in-Q tag profiles Yes
Dual-mode VLANs Yes
Port-based VLANs Yes
Uplink Ports Within a Port-Based VLAN Yes
Protocol VLANs (AppleTalk, IPv4, dynamic
IPv6, and IPX
Yes
Layer 3 Subnet VLANs (Appletalk, IP
subnet network, and IPX)
Yes
VLAN groups Yes
Private VLANs (PVLANs) Yes
Super Aggregated VLANs Yes
VLAN Q-in-Q Tagging (tag-type 8100 over
8100 encap sulati on)
Yes