Static Virtual LANs (VLANs)
VLAN Features
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A VLAN is a group of ports designated by the switch as belonging to the same broadcast domain. (That is, all ports carrying traffic for a particular subnet address would normally belong to the same VLAN.)
This chapter describes static VLANs, which are VLANs you manually configure with a name, VLAN ID (VID), and port assignments. (For information on dynamic VLANs, see chapter 3, “GVRP”.)
Using a VLAN, you can group users by logical function instead of physical location. This helps to control bandwidth usage by allowing you to group high- bandwidth users on
By default, 802.1Q VLAN support is enabled for eight VLANS. You can configure up to 64 VLANs on the switch.
(802.1Q compatibility enables you to assign each switch port to multiple VLANs, if needed, and the
General Use and Operation.