Configuration Example; Network Requirements; Configuration Scheme - TP-Link T1600G-52TS User Manual

Configuring MAC VLAN
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Configuration Example

3.1

Network Requirements

Two departments share all the meeting rooms in the company, but use different servers
and laptops. Department A uses Server A and Laptop A, while Department B uses Server B
and Laptop B. Server A is in VLAN 10 while Server B is in VLAN 20. It is required that Laptop
A can only access Server A and Laptop B can only access Server B, no matter which
meeting room the laptops are being used in. The figure below shows the network topology.
Figure 3-1 Network Topology
3.2

Configuration Scheme

You can configure MAC VLAN to meet this requirement. On Switch 1 and Switch 2, bind the
MAC addresses of the laptops to the corresponding VLANs respectively. In this way, each
laptop can access only the server in the VLAN it joins, no matter which meeting room the
laptops are being used in. The overview of the configuration is as follows:
1) Create VLAN 10 and VLAN 20 on each of the three switches and add the ports to the
VLANs based on the network topology. For the ports connecting the laptops, set the
Server A
VLAN 10
Gi1/0/4
Gi1/0/2
Gi1/0/2
Switch 1
Gi1/0/1
Meeting Room 1
Gi1/0/5
Switch 3
Gi1/0/3
Gi1/0/2
Laptop A
Meeting Room 2
00-19-56-8A-4C-71
Laptop B
00-19-56-82-3B-70
Configuration Example
Server B
VLAN 20
Switch 2
Gi1/0/1
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