Table of Contents
Advertisement
Chapter 7 Advanced
7.1
VLAN
A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a group of devices that form a logical LAN
segment, that is, a broadcast domain. The members on the same VLAN can communicate
with each other. The traffic will not disturb among different VLANs, that is, any traffic
(unicast, broadcast or multicast) within a VLAN doesn't flow to another VLAN. This feature
can help simplify network management, enhance network security, and improve network
performance.
7.1.1
VLAN Mode Settings
The Switch supports port-based VLAN and IEEE 802.1Q tag-based VLAN. To configure
VLAN on the Switch, firstly you need to choose the VLAN Mode in the Advanced > VLAN
page, see Figure 7-1.
VLAN Mode: It specifies the VLAN mode that you want to enable on the Switch. The
options are VLAN Disabled, Port VLAN, and TAG VLAN. If you want to disable
VLAN on the Switch, please leave the default value of VLAN Disabled.
7.1.2
Port-based VLAN
Port-based VLAN allows you to group the switch ports into multiple VLANs. Ports on the
http://www.level1.com
Figure 7-1 VLAN Mode Settings
Chapter 7 Advanced
Page 29
Advertisement
Table of Contents
