802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screen

To configure the switch for VLAN operation, proceed as follows:

Access Local Management as described in Chapter 3.

Perform all required initial setup operations.

Navigate to the 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu screen to begin the VLAN configuration process for the switch.

7.2802.1Q VLAN CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN

When to Use

To select screens to assign switched network ports to static VLANs, define new VLANs, and configure port filtering according to a VLAN list. Network users can be logically grouped into VLANs even if they span long physical distances over a vast, intricate physical network.

The VLAN Local Management menu items listed on the 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu screen allow such VLANs to be configured on a network at the switched port of the SmartSwitch device. Each port mode of operation can also be configured to handle untagged frames (Hybrid Mode), tagged frames (1Q Trunk Mode), or frames of a legacy 802.1D switch fabric (1D Trunk Mode). Also, some or all of the ports on the switch can be configured as GVRP ports, which enables dynamic VLAN registration. This keeps the traffic associated with a particular VLAN and protocol to be isolated from the other parts of the network.

NOTE: There is a global setting for GVRP that is enabled by default. Refer to Table 7-6for more information.

802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 7-3

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