Contents

Using the Commander To Manage The Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19 Using the Commander To Access Member Switches for Configuration Changes and Monitoring Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26 Converting a Commander or Member to a Member of

Another Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27

Monitoring Stack Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28

Using the CLI To View Stack Status and Configure Stacking . . . . . . 9-32 Using the CLI To View Stack Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34 Using the CLI To Configure a Commander Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36 Adding to a Stack or Moving Switches Between Stacks . . . . . . . 9-38 Using the CLI To Remove a Member from a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43 Using the CLI To Access Member Switches for Configuration Changes and Traffic Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45

SNMP Community Operation in a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46

Using the CLI To Disable or Re-Enable Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47

Transmission Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47

Stacking Operation with Multiple VLANs Configured . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47

Web: Viewing and Configuring Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48

Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49

Port-Based Virtual LANs (Static VLANs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9-50

Overview of Using VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9-53

VLAN Support and the Default VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9-53

Which VLAN Is Primary? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9-53

Per-Port Static VLAN Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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General Steps for Using VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Notes on Using VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Menu: Configuring VLAN Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57 To Change VLAN Support Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57 Adding or Editing VLAN Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59 Adding or Changing a VLAN Port Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60

CLI: Configuring VLAN Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62

Web: Viewing and Configuring VLAN Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-68

VLAN Tagging Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69

Effect of VLANs on Other Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-73 Spanning Tree Protocol Operation with VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-73 IP Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-73 VLAN MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-74 Port Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-74 Port Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-74

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