
700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1
Figure 4-28: VLAN Administration
To add a VLAN, enter a unique numeric VLAN ID and then enter a unique VLAN name.
To remove a port or an entire VLAN, just press
Main Menu> Advanced> VLANS> VLAN Membership
This matrix allows for real time management of up to 64 VLANs.
Figure 4-29: VLAN Membership
To add a port to a VLAN, position the cursor in the desired matrix location and toggle the options with the SPACE bar.
A ‘U’ or ‘T’ will be displayed for each port assigned to the VLAN, where ‘U’ stands for untagged and ‘T’ for tagged. If a port is an untagged member of a VLAN, the VLAN tag will be striped from the frame before it is sent out that port. If the port is a tagged member of a VLAN, the VLAN tag will stay in the frame when it is sent. A ‘_’ space indicates that the port is not a member of the particular VLAN, and will not receive or forward any traffic for that VLAN. VLAN tagging is a standard set by the IEEE to facilitate the spanning of VLANs across multiple switches. (Reference: Appendix B and IEEE Std
Main Menu> Advanced> VLANS> VLAN Ports
All untagged packets entering the switch will by default be tagged with the ID specified by the port’s PVID.
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