Chapter 9 VLAN

Note: Subnet based VLAN applies to un-tagged packets and is applicable only when you use IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLAN.

Figure 53 Advanced Application > VLAN > VLAN Port Setting > Subnet Based

VLAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 19 Advanced Application > VLAN > VLAN Port Setting > Subnet Based VLAN Setup

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Active

Check this box to activate this subnet based VLANs on the Switch.

 

 

DHCP-Vlan

When DHCP snooping is enabled DHCP clients can renew their IP address

Override

through the DHCP VLAN or via another DHCP server on the subnet based

 

VLAN.

 

Select this checkbox to force the DHCP clients in this IP subnet to obtain

 

their IP addresses through the DHCP VLAN.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The

 

Switch loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the

 

Save link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-

 

volatile memory when you are done configuring.

 

 

Active

Check this box to activate the IP subnet VLAN you are creating or editing.

 

 

Name

Enter up to 32 alpha numeric characters to identify this subnet based

 

VLAN.

 

 

IP

Enter the IP address of the subnet for which you want to configure this

 

subnet based VLAN.

 

 

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metrogigabit switch specifications

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