Vlan Tagging Information - HP ProCurve series 2500 Management And Configuration Manual

To configure static VLAN port parameters, you will need to use the menu
interface (available by Telnet from the web browser interface) or the CLI.
1. Click on the Configuration tab.
2. Click on [VLAN Configuration].
3. Click on [Add/Remove VLANs].
For web-based Help on how to use the web browser interface screen, click on
the [?] button provided on the web browser screen.

VLAN Tagging Information

VLAN tagging enables traffic from more than one VLAN to use the same port.
(Even when two or more VLANs use the same port they remain as separate
domains and cannot receive traffic from each other without going through an
external router.) As mentioned earlier, a "tag" is simply a unique VLAN
identification number (VLAN ID, or VID) assigned to a VLAN at the time that
you configure the VLAN name in the switch. In the Series 2500 switches the
tag can be any number from 1 to 4095 that is not already assigned to a VLAN.
When you subsequently assign a port to a given VLAN, you must implement
the VLAN tag (VID) if the port will carry traffic for more than one VLAN.
Otherwise, the port VLAN assignment can remain "untagged" because the tag
is not needed. On a given switch, this means you should use the "Untagged"
designation for a port VLAN assignment where the port is connected to non
802.1Q-compliant device or is assigned to only one VLAN. Use the "Tagged"
designation when the port is assigned to more than one VLAN or the port is
connected to a device that does comply with the 802.1Q standard.
For example, if port 7 on an 802.1Q-compliant switch is assigned to only the
Red VLAN, the assignment can remain "untagged" because the port will
forward traffic only for the Red VLAN. However, if both the Red and Green
VLANs are assigned to port 7, then at least one of those VLAN assignments
must be "tagged" so that Red VLAN traffic can be distinguished from Green
VLAN traffic. The following illustration shows this concept:
Configuring Advanced Features
Port-Based Virtual LANs (Static VLANs)
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