Define Ethernet Network screen

The Define Ethernet Network screen is accessible to all users with network role permissions from the Define a Network link on the Virtual Connect Manager homepage or the Define pull-down menu.

The following table describes the fields within the Define Ethernet Network screen.

Field name

Description

 

 

 

 

Network

 

 

Network Name

Name of the network

 

Color

A network can have a user-defined color to group and identify the network

 

 

within VCM.

 

 

 

 

Labels

A network can have up to 16 user-defined labels to group and identify the

 

 

network within VCM.

 

Smart Link (on page 87)

To enable Smart Link, edit the network settings after the network is

 

 

created. The checkbox is not available until an uplink is added to the

 

 

network.

 

 

 

 

Private Network ("Private Networks" on

Select whether to designate (checked) or not designate (unchecked) this

 

page 87)

network as a private network.

 

Enable VLAN Tunneling ("VLAN

Select whether to enable (checked) or disable (unchecked) VLAN

 

Tunneling Support" on page 87)

Tunneling. If enabled, VLAN tags for this network are passed through the

 

 

domain without any modification. If disabled, all tagged frames are

 

 

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