Enhance Performance; Set Up A Vlan: Virtual Local Area Network - ATTO Technology iPBridge 2600 Installation And Operation Manual

Enhance performance

Default settings are appropriate for most systems.
However, you may wish to enhance performance
using the ATTO ExpressNAV user interface.
1 If you are not already in the ExpressNAV GUI,
type the IP address of your iPBridge, as found
in Discover the IP address
standard browser and press Enter.
2 Click through the menu items at the left side of
the screen to view settings and possible
changes.
3 To improve performance, note these settings:
• On the iSCSI page, enable SpeedWrite
• On the Ethernet page, change MTU to 9014

Set up a VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network

A Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a group of devices
on the same physical LAN which can commu-
nicate with each other as if they were all on
different physical LANs. This creates a net-
work that is independent of physical location,
allows grouping of users into logical work-
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groups, increases efficient use of resources,
and adds security options by allowing some
users into the LAN and keeping other users
out.
You may create up to eight Virtual LAN IDs for
each Ethernet data port. Each VLAN ID is
assigned a VLAN name of up to 64 characters. If
no VLAN ID exists for a data port, VLAN is
disabled for that port.
1 If you are not already in the ExpressNAV GUI,
type the IP address of your iPBridge, as found
in Discover the IP address
standard browser and press Enter.
2 From the left-hand menu, click on the Ethernet
Port Configuration page.
3 Click on the data port you wish to configure.
4 Add a VLAN ID number and name in the
appropriate boxes.
5 Press Submit.
After rebooting, Virtual LAN is in effect.
For details on the commands used to set up a
VLAN, refer to Ethernet commands
on page 5, in a
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