Link: VLAN
When you click VLAN, the VLANs page appears.
Overview
A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a network of computers or other devices that behave as if they are connected to the same wire even though they may be physically located on different segments of a LAN. You set up VLANs by configuring the Gateway soft- ware rather than hardware. This makes VLANs very flexible. VLANs behave like separate and independent networks.
Beginning with Version 7.7.4, VLANs are now strictly layer 2 entities. They can be thought of as virtual Ethernet switches, into which can be added: Ethernet ports, router IP inter- faces, ATM PVC/VCC interfaces, SSIDs, and any other physical port such as USB, HPNA, or MOCA. This allows great flexibility on how the components of a system are connected to each other.
VLANs are part of Motorola’s VGx Virtual Gateway technology which allows individual port- based VLANs to be treated as separate and distinct “channels.” When data is passed to a Motorola Netopia
