XS712T Smart Switch
VLAN Routing with a Static Route
Refer to the following sections to configure VLAN routing with a static route.
VLAN Routing Overview
VLANs divide broadcast domains in a LAN environment. Whenever hosts in one VLAN need to communicate with hosts in another VLAN, the traffic must be routed between them. This is known as
When a port is enabled for bridging (default) rather than routing, all normal bridge processing is performed for an inbound packet, which is then associated with a VLAN. Its MAC Destination Address (MAC DA) and VLAN ID are used to search the MAC address table. If routing is enabled for the VLAN, and the MAC DA of an inbound unicast packet is that of the internal
Since a port can be configured to belong to more than one VLAN, VLAN routing might be enabled for all of the VLANs on the port, or for a subset. VLAN Routing can be used to allow more than one physical port to reside on the same subnet. It could also be used when a VLAN spans multiple physical networks, or when additional segmentation or security is required. A port can be either a VLAN port or a router port, but not both. However, a VLAN port can be part of a VLAN that is itself a router port.
Sample VLAN Routing Configuration
Complete these steps to configure a switch to perform interVLAN routing.
1.Use the VLAN Configuration screen to enable routing on the switch (see Basic VLAN Configuration on page 85).
2.Determine the IP addresses you want to assign to the VLAN interface on the switch. For the switch to be able to route between the VLANs, the VLAN interfaces must be configured with an IP address. When the switch receives a packet destined for another subnet/VLAN, the switch looks at the routing table to determine where to forward the packet. The packet is then passed to the VLAN interface of the destination. It is then sent to the port where the end device is attached.
3.Configure the VLAN interfaces (by selecting the VLAN; VLANs have to be created statically and ports have to added by using VLAN configuration screens. Refer to the example of configuring VLAN) with the IP address identified using the VLAN Routing Configuration. e.g. IP address 10.1.2.1 and mask 255.255.255.0
4.Repeat this process for all VLANs identified to be configured as the routing interfaces.
