k.Click Create + to create another network.

The appliance creates the network and opens the Create network dialog box. This dialog box uses the configuration values you selected in the preceding steps, except for the name and VLAN ID.

3.Create the production networks.

For this procedure, you use the default values displayed on the Create network dialog box. Because all of the configuration values for production networks are the same except for the name and VLAN ID, you follow the same procedure for each network.

a.For Name, enter the name of the network.b.For VLAN ID, enter the VLAN ID of the network.c.For Purpose, select General.d.Click Create + to create another network.Use the following names and VLAN IDs for the production networks:

Name

VLAN ID

 

 

prod 1101

1101

 

 

prod 1102

1102

 

 

prod 1103

1103

 

 

prod 1104

1104

 

 

Behind the Create network screen, you also might see the networks you create listed in the master pane of the Networks screen as those networks are added.

4.Create the development networks and test networks.

For this procedure, you continue to use the default values displayed on the Create network dialog box. Because all of the configuration values for production networks are the same except for the name and VLAN ID, you follow the same procedure for each network:

a.For Name, enter the name of the network.

b.For VLAN ID, enter the VLAN ID of the network.

c.Click Create + to create another network.

When you finish entering the values for the last Ethernet network you want to create, click Create instead of Create +. The Networks screen opens.

Use the following names and VLAN IDs for the development networks:

Name

VLAN ID

dev 1105

1105

 

 

dev 1106

1106

 

 

dev 1107

1107

 

 

dev 1108

1108

 

 

Use the following names and VLAN IDs for the test networks:

Name

VLAN ID

 

 

test 1111

1111

 

 

test 1112

1112

 

 

test 1113

1113

 

 

test 1114

1114

 

 

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