Configuring VLANs

C H A P T E R 4 Using the Web Device Manager

VLANs provide a way to create a logical network grouping without regard to physical location of the network nodes.

For more information about VLANs, see “Virtual LANs” in Chapter 2.

There are two main steps to set up a VLAN with the Web Device Manager:

•Set the switch’s VLAN operation mode.

•Configure the type of VLAN you selected.

NOTE

You can only have one operation mode active on the switch at a time.

To set the switch’s VLAN operation mode

1Click the Configure VLAN menu, and then click VLAN Operation Mode.

2In the Current VLAN mode box, click the type of VLAN to set up.

3Click Submit.

4The switch automatically reboots. The 470 switches are rebooted whenever you change their VLAN operation mode.

After the switch reboots, you can configure the type of VLAN that you selected.