SMC Networks 10/100 manual Vlan Configuration, Configuring the Interface Settings for STA

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

Configuring the Interface Settings for STA

Web – Click Spanning Tree, STA Port Configuration or STA Trunk Configuration. Modify the required attributes, then click Apply.

CLI – This example sets STA attributes for port 5.

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5		3-89
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree port-priority 0		3-117
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree	cost 50	3-116
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree	portfast	3-118

VLAN Configuration

In conventional networks with routers, broadcast traffic is split up into separate domains. Switches do not inherently support broadcast domains. This can lead to broadcast storms in large networks that handle traffic such as IPX or NetBeui. By using IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs, you can organize any group of network nodes into separate broadcast domains, thus confining broadcast traffic to the originating group. This also provides a more secure and cleaner network environment.

An IEEE 802.1Q VLAN is a group of ports that can be located anywhere in the network, but communicate as though they belong to the same physical segment.

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