SMC Networks SMCGS24C-Smart manual Making Vlan Connections

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APPLICATION EXAMPLES

Making VLAN Connections

The switch supports VLANs that can be used 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 provides a more secure and cleaner network environment.

VLANs can be based on untagged port groups, or traffic can be explicitly tagged to identify the VLAN group to which it belongs. Untagged VLANs can be used for small networks attached to a single switch. However, tagged VLANs should be used for larger networks, and all the VLANs assigned to the inter-switch links.

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Figure 2-4 Making VLAN Connections

When connecting to a switch that does not support IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tags, use untagged ports.

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SMC Networks SMCGS24C-Smart manual Making Vlan Connections