WebView Switches

Switch Conf. (Configuration) Tab - VLAN Interface Settings

The VLAN Interface Settings screen lets you define properties of the interfaces that are associated with VLANs.

Interface. This is the physical address of the interface, Port or LAG.

Interface VLAN Mode. One of the following VLAN modes will appear

General - The port belongs to VLANs, and each VLAN is user-defined as tagged or untagged (full 802.1q mode).

Access - The port belongs to a single, untagged VLAN. When a port is in Access mode, the packet tapes accepted on the port cannot be designated. Ingress filtering cannot be enabled/disabled on an access port.

Trunk - The port belongs to VLANs in which all ports are tagged (except for one port that can be untagged).

PVID. VLAN ID of untagged packets.

Frame Type. Packet type accepted on the port, Admit All (all packets are accepted) or VLAN Only (only VLAN packets are accepted).

Ingress Filtering. Enables or disables Ingress filtering on the port. Ingress filtering discards packets that are destined to VLANs of which the specific port is not a member.

To edit the interface settings for a particular VLAN, click the Edit icon, which resembles a pencil, for that interface. On the screen that appears, you can settings for that interface. Click the Submit button when finished.

Chapter 5: Using the Web-based Utility for Configuration

Figure 5-12: Switch Configuration - VLAN Interface Settings

Figure 5-13: Switch Configuration - edit VLAN Interface

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Linksys SRW2016 manual Switch Conf. Configuration Tab Vlan Interface Settings, Switch Configuration Vlan Interface Settings

SRW2016, SRW224G4, SRW2048, SRW248G4 specifications

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