SMC Networks SMC6724L3 manual Vlan Configuration, Overview, 102

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

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 7.

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/7	4-119
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree port-priority 0	4-155
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree cost 50	4-154
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree link-type auto	4-158
Console(config-if)#no spanning-tree edge-port	4-156
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree protocol-migration	4-159
Console(config-if)#

VLAN Configuration

Overview

In large networks, routers are used to isolate broadcast traffic for each subnet into separate domains. This switch provides a similar service at Layer 2 by using VLANs to organize any group of network nodes into separate broadcast domains. VLANs confine broadcast traffic to the originating group, and can eliminate broadcast storms in large networks. This also provides a more secure and cleaner network environment.

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