Ieee 802.1Q Vlan Application Examples; Ways To Manage The Switch - ZyXEL Communications XMG1915 Series User Manual

1.2.5 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Examples

A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) allows a physical network to be partitioned into multiple logical
networks. Stations on a logical network belong to one or more groups. With VLAN, a station cannot
directly talk to or hear from stations that are not in the same groups unless such traffic first goes through
a router.
1.2.5.1 Tag-based VLAN Example
Ports in the same VLAN group share the same frame broadcast domain thereby increase network
performance through reduced broadcast traffic. VLAN groups can be modified at any time by adding,
moving or changing ports without any re-cabling.
Shared resources such as a server can be used by all ports in the same VLAN as the server. In the
following figure only ports that need access to the server need to be part of VLAN 1. Ports can belong to
other VLAN groups too.
Figure 6 Shared Server Using VLAN Example

1.3 Ways to Manage the Switch

Use any of the following methods to manage the Switch.
• NCC (Zyxel Nebula Control Center). With the NCC, you can remotely manage and monitor the
Switch through a cloud-based network management system. See the NCC User's Guide for detailed
information about how to access the NCC and manage your Switch through the NCC. See the NCC
User's Guide for how to configure Nebula managed devices.
• Web Configurator. This is recommended for everyday management of the Switch using a (supported)
web browser. See
• FTP. Use File Transfer Protocol for firmware upgrades and configuration backup or restore. See
60.3.1 on page
• SNMP. The Switch can be monitored and/or managed by an SNMP manager. See
page 163.
• Cluster Management. Cluster Management allows you to manage multiple switches through one
switch, called the cluster manager. See
• ZON Utility. ZON Utility is a program designed to help you deploy and perform initial setup on a
network more efficiently. See
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch
Chapter 4 on page 50.
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