Ieee 802.1Q Vlan Application Examples; Ways To Manage The Nsw - ZyXEL Communications NSW Series User Manual

1.3.3 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Examples

A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) allows a physical network to be partitioned into multiple logical
networks. Stations on a logical network belong to one group. A station can belong to more than one
group. With VLAN, a station cannot directly talk to or hear from stations that are not in the same group(s)
unless such traffic first goes through a router.
For more information on VLANs, refer to
1.3.3.1 Tag-based VLAN Example
Ports in the same VLAN group share the same frame broadcast domain thus increase network
performance through reduced broadcast traffic. VLAN groups can be modified at any time by adding,
moving or changing ports without any re-cabling.
Shared resources such as a server can be used by all ports in the same VLAN as the server. In the
following figure only ports that need access to the server need to be part of VLAN 1. Ports can belong to
other VLAN groups too.
Figure 4 Shared Server Using VLAN Example

1.4 Ways to Manage the NSW

Use any of the following methods to manage the NSW.
• NCC. With the NCC, you can remotely manage and monitor the NSW through a cloud-based
network management system. See the NCC User's Guide for detailed information about how to
access the NCC and manage your NSW via the NCC.
• Web Configurator. Use this to troubleshoot the NSW if it cannot connect to the NCC. Manage some
basic NSW settings using a (supported) web browser. See
• FTP. Use FTP for firmware upgrades. See
Chapter 1 Introduction
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Chapter 4 on page 28.
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