Moxa Technologies EDS-726 user manual Using Virtual LAN, Virtual LAN Vlan Concept, What is a VLAN?

EDS-726 Series User’s Manual			Featured Functions
	Setting	Description		Factory Default
	Low/Normal/	Set the mapping table of different TOS values to 4		1 to 16: Low
	Medium/High	different egress queues.		17 to 32: Normal
				33 to 48: Medium
				49 to 64: High

Using Virtual LAN

Setting up Virtual LANs (VLANs) on your EDS-726 increases the efficiency of your network by dividing the LAN into logical segments, as opposed to physical segments. In general, VLANs are easier to manage.

The Virtual LAN (VLAN) Concept

What is a VLAN?

A VLAN is a group of devices that can be located anywhere on a network, but which communicate as if they are on the same physical segment. With VLANs, you can segment your network without being restricted by physical connections—a limitation of traditional network design. As an example, with VLANs you can segment your network according to:

yDepartmental groups—You could have one VLAN for the Marketing department, another for the Finance department, and another for the Development department.

yHierarchical groups—You could have one VLAN for directors, another for managers, and another for general staff.

yUsage groups—You could have one VLAN for e-mail users, and another for multimedia users.

Switch A

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

	Backbone connects multiple switches
						Switch B
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

Department 1	Department 2
VLAN 1	VLAN 2

Department 3 VLAN 3

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