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Modifying and managing existing VLANs

The main dialog box for managing VLANs in Device Manager is the VLAN dialog box. To open the VLAN dialog box:

➨From the Device Manager main menu, choose VLAN > VLANs.

The VLAN dialog box opens (Figure 51). The VLAN dialog box displays all defined VLANs, their configurations, and their current status.

Figure 51 VLAN dialog box

Note: After a VLAN is created, you cannot change the VLAN type.

The VLAN must be deleted and a new VLAN of the chosen type created.

Table 41 describes the fields in the VLAN dialog box.

Table 41 VLAN dialog box fields

Field	Description
Id	The VLAN ID for the VLAN (unlabeled farthest left column).
Name	The name of the VLAN.
Color	The color used, for visual purposes only, by VLAN Manager to
	associate a color with a VLAN. The assigned color does not affect
	the behavior of a frame, only the attributes assigned to the VLAN.
Type	Indicates the type of VLAN: byPort.
StgId	The spanning tree group ID to which the VLAN belongs.
PortMembers	The ports that are members of the VLAN.
ActiveMembers	Set of ports that are currently active in the VLAN. Active ports
	include all static ports and any dynamic ports where the VLAN
	policy was met.

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