SMC Networks SMC6608T, SMC6608M manual Virtual LAN Configuration Screen

CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT

Virtual LAN Configuration

Switches do not inherently support broadcast domains. Use the Virtual LAN Configuration screen (Figure 4-7) to assign any port on the switch to up to 8 broadcast domain groups*. All ports on the switch are assigned to a single group by default.

Port Grouping Configuration

Port Group1 Group2 Group3 Group4 Group5 Group6 Group7 Group8

1	Yes		No	No	No	No	No	No
2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
3	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
4	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
5	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
6	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
7	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
8	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Return to Previous Menu

Use cursor keys to choose item. Press <ENTER> to confirm choice.

Press <CTRL><N> to return to the Main Menu

Figure 4-8. Virtual LAN Configuration Screen

1.Highlight “Virtual LAN Configuration” in the Main Menu and press <ENTER> to access the configuration screen illustrated above.

2.Highlight the setting under the appropriate group column for the chosen port. Press <ENTER> to use the arrow keys to toggle between joining the port to, or disjoining the port from, the selected group. Press <ENTER> again to confirm the choice.

3.Repeat Step 2 for each port, as needed.

*Note: The Spanning Tree Algorithm will be automatically disabled if two or more groups are configured.

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