Monitor: Vlan; C Ha Pte R 9 Mo Nito R: Vl An; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications GS1900 Series User Manual

9.1 O ve rvie w
This section provides information for
A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) allows a physical network to be partitioned into multiple logical
networks. Devices on a logical network belong to one group. A device can belong to more than one
group. With VLAN, a device cannot directly talk to or hear from devices that are not in the same groups;
the traffic must first go through a router.
In MTU (Multi-Tenant Unit) applications, VLAN is vital in providing isolation and security among the
subscribers. When properly configured, VLAN prevents one subscriber from accessing the network
resources of another on the same LAN, therefore a user will not see the printers and hard disks of another
user on the same network.
VLAN also increases network performance by limiting broadcasts to a smaller and more manageable
logical broadcast domain. In traditional switched environments, all broadcast packets go to each and
every individual port. With VLAN, all broadcasts are confined to a specific broadcast domain.
9.1.1 Wha t Yo u C a n Do in this C ha pte r
• The
VL AN
• The
G ue st VL AN
• The
Vo ic e VL AN
9.2 VL AN
Use this screen to view Switch VLAN settings.
9.2.1 VL AN
Use this screen to view the Switch's VLAN settings. Click
screen.
Monitor > VLAN > VLAN > VLAN
Fig ure 78
VL AN
screen (Section 9.2 on page
screen (Section 9.3 on page
screen (Section 9.4 on page
GS1900 Series User's Guide
C
Mo nito r: VL AN
in .
Mo nito r
76) displays VLAN, port, and VLAN port settings.
79) displays the global and port settings of the Switch.
80) displays the global and port settings of the Switch.
>
Mo nito r
76
HA PTER
> > to access this
VL AN VL AN VL AN
9