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In the figure above, to access and manage the Zyxel Device from computer
switch 's ports to which computer
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A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) 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
group(s); the traffic must first go through a router.
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.
IEEE 802.1Q T a g
The IEEE 802.1Q standard defines an explicit VLAN tag in the MAC header to identify the VLAN
membership of a frame across bridges. A VLAN tag includes the 12-bit VLAN ID and 3-bit user priority.
The VLAN ID associates a frame with a specific VLAN and provides the information that devices need to
process the frame across the network.
Use this screen to configure the VLAN settings for your Zyxel Device. To access this screen, click
C o nfig ura tio n > Ne two rk > VL AN
The screen varies depending on whether the Zyxel Device has an extra Ethernet port (except the uplink
port).
Configuration > Network > VLAN (for Zyxel Device with one Ethernet port)
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Each field is described in the following table.
Table 26 Configuration > Network > VLAN
L ABEL DESC RIPT IO N
VLAN Settings
Management Enter a VLAN ID for the Zyxel Device.
VLAN ID
As Native VLAN Select this option to treat this VLAN ID as a VLAN created on the Zyxel Device and not one
assigned to it from outside the network.
LAN Setting
Port Setting
Edit Double-click an entry or select it and click
entry's settings. In some tables you can just click a table entry and edit it directly in the
table. For those types of tables small red triangles display for table entries with changes that
you have not yet applied.
Activate/ To turn on an entry, select it and click
Inactivate
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# This is the index number of the port.
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and the Zyxel Device are connected should be in the same VLAN.
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to open a screen where you can modify the
Edit
. To turn off an entry, select it and click
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