Linksys EtherFast® II Series

VLAN PERSPECTIVE

This section describes the default VLAN and how to obtain a VLAN perspec- tive.

Default VLAN

The IEEE 802.1Q standard defines VLAN ID #1 as the default VLAN. The default VLAN includes all the ports as the factory default. The default VLAN’s egress rule restricts the ports to be all untagged, so it can, by default, be easily used as a simple 802.1D bridging domain. The default VLAN’s domain shrinks as untagged ports are defined in other VLANs.

Obtaining a VLAN Perspective

The following procedure describes how to obtain a VLAN perspective. For convenience, the VLAN ID appears as both decimal and hexadecimal values side by side in the VLAN Perspective screen.

1.From the L2 Switching DataBase screen, highlight VLAN Perspective and press the Enter key. The VLAN perspective screen will appear.

From this screen you will be able to:

Create a new VLAN

Delete a VLAN ID

View VLAN activities

View or change a VLAN Configuration

To return to the L2 Switching Database screen, press the Esc key.

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Creating a New VLAN

1.From the VLAN Perspective screen in, hold down the Shift key and press the “+” key. The New VLAN Settings screen will appear

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2.With the VLAN ID field highlighted, press the Enter key. The Enter New VLAN ID screen will appear.

3.Enter a new VLAN ID as either a decimal or hexadecimal ID value from 1 to 4094 (0xFFE).

4.Press Enter. The VLAN ID appears next to VLAN ID in the New VLAN Settings screen.

5.To enter an optional VLAN name, perform the following steps (the VLAN name is used to identify the VLAN at the local switch).

a)Press the Down Arrow key to move to VLAN Name.

b)Press Enter. The Enter New VLAN Name screen will appear.

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Linksys EG24M manual Default Vlan, Obtaining a Vlan Perspective, Creating a New Vlan

EG24M specifications

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