Viewing And Configuring Ports By Vlan - Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 System Reference Manual

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Viewing and configuring layer 2 virtual LANs
5. Use the Edit screen to modify the following:
6. Refer to the Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field
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8. Click Cancel to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration.

Viewing and configuring ports by VLAN

A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a controllered network segmented by function or application
rather than
a traditional LAN segmentation (based on physical location). VLANs allow a greater level of
flexibility and enable changes to the network infrastructure without physically disconnecting
network equipment.
To view VLAN by Port information:
1. Select Network > Layer 2 Virtual LANs from the main menu tree.
2. Select the Ports by VLAN tab.
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Name
Displays a read only field and with the name of the Ethernet to which the VLAN is
associated.
Mode Use the drop-down menu to select the mode. It can be either:
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Native VLAN Use this field to change the tag assigned to the native VLAN.
Allowed VLANs This section has the following 2 options (and is only available when Trunk is
selected from the Mode drop-down menu):
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displays error messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and
the controller.
Click OK to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.
VLAN details display within the VLANs by Port tab.
Access – This Ethernet interface accepts packets only form the native VLANs.
If this mode is selected, the Allowed VLANs field is unavailable.
Trunk–The Ethernet interface allows packets from the given list of VLANs you
can add to the trunk.
No VLANs– Select this option if you do not wish to add any additional VLANs.
Selected VLANs– Select this option if you wish to add additional VLANs.
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