Enterasys Networks 6000, Matrix E7 manual Port Discard, Setting Port Operational Modes

The Device View

For more information on 802.1Q port operational modes, see 802.1Q Port Types, on page 2-72.

Discard

This field displays the port’s current frame discard format ( discardTagged, discardUntagged, or noDiscard).

The VLAN ID, Port Operational Mode, and Port Discard fields, below the list box, allow you to configure your ports as follows:

VLAN ID

This field allows you to associate a selected port with an existing VLAN. See Assigning VLAN Membership to Ports, on page 2-77, for details on performing this operation.

Port Operational Mode

This field allows you to assign a mode of operation to a selected port. See Setting Port Operational Modes, on page 2-77, for details on using this field.

Port Discard

This field allows you to specify the frame discard format (discardTagged, discardUntagged, or noDiscard) for a selected port. See Setting Port Frame Discard Formats, on page 2-78, for details on using this field.

Assigning VLAN Membership to Ports

To assign a port on your 802.1Q switch to any of your defined VLANs:

1.In the list box, click to select a port that you wish to assign to a VLAN. The port’s current VLAN configuration information, including its VLAN ID, will be displayed in the fields below the list box.

2.In the VLAN ID field, click to select the VLAN ID of the VLAN to which you wish to assign the selected port.

3.Click the Apply button. The new VLAN assignment will be reflected in the VLAN Port Config window’s list box for the selected port.

NOTE

If you assign a port to a VLAN that is in a Disabled state, the VLAN will automatically be Enabled once the port assignment operation has been completed.

Setting Port Operational Modes

To assign a port operational mode (dot1dTrunk, dot1QTrunk, or hybrid) to a port on your 802.1Q switch:

Managing the Module 2-77