Vlan; Chapter 9 Vlan; Overview; What You Can Do - ZyXEL Communications GS1915 Series User Manual

9.1 Overview

This chapter shows you how to configure 802.1Q tagged and port-based VLANs.
The type of screen you see here depends on the VLAN Type you selected in the Switch Setup screen.

9.1.1 What You Can Do

• Use the VLAN screen
• Use the VLAN Detail screen
static VLAN group.
• Use the Static VLAN Setup screen
• Use the VLAN Port Setup screen
settings on a port.
• Use the Voice VLAN Setup screen
voice traffic with defined priority and enable the Switch port to carry the voice traffic separately from
data traffic to ensure the sound quality does NOT deteriorate.
• Use the MAC Based VLAN Setup screen
group untagged packets into logical VLANs based on the source MAC address of the packet. This
eliminates the need to reconfigure the Switch when you change ports. The Switch will forward the
packets based on the source MAC address you set up previously.
• Use the Vendor ID Based VLAN Setup screen
to group untagged packets into logical VLANs based on the source MAC address of the packet. You
can specify a mask for the MAC address to create a MAC address filter and enter a weight to set the
VLAN rule's priority.
• Use the Port-Based VLAN Setup screen
forwarding decision is based on the destination MAC address and its associated port.

9.1.2 What You Need to Know

Read this section to know more about VLAN and how to configure the screens.

9.2 Introduction to IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLANs

A tagged VLAN uses an explicit tag (VLAN ID) in the MAC header to identify the VLAN membership of a
frame across bridges
be created statically by hand. The VLAN ID associates a frame with a specific VLAN and provides the
information that switches need to process the frame across the network. A tagged frame is 4 bytes
longer than an untagged frame and contains 2 bytes (16 Bits) of TPID (Tag Protocol Identifier, residing
within the type or length field of the Ethernet frame) and 2 bytes (16 Bits) of TCI (Tag Control Information,
(Section 9.3 on page 120) to view and search all static VLAN groups.
(Section 9.3.1 on page
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they are not confined to the switch on which they were created. The VLANs can
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121) to view detailed port settings and status of the
123) to configure a static VLAN for the Switch.
124) to configure the static VLAN (IEEE 802.1Q)
125) to set up VLANs that allow you to group
127) to set up VLANs that allow you to
(Section 9.9 on page 128) to set up VLANs that allow you
130) to set up VLANs where the packet
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