Adding Protocol Ports - Dell PowerConnect 5424 User Manual

Adding Protocol Ports

The Protocol Port page adds interfaces to Protocol groups. To open the Protocol Port page,
click Switch→ VLAN→ Protocol Port in the tree view.
Figure 7-46. Protocol Port
• Interface — Port or LAG number added to a protocol group.
• Group ID — Protocol group ID to which the interface is added. Protocol group IDs are defined in the
Protocol Group Table.
• VLAN ID (1-4095) — Attaches the interface to a user-defined VLAN ID. The VLAN ID is defined on
the Create a New VLAN page. Protocol ports can either be attached to a VLAN ID or a VLAN
nameVLAN 4095 is the discard VLAN.
Adding a New Protocol Port
Protocol ports can be defined only on ports that are defined as General in the VLAN Port Settings page.
1 Open the Protocol Port page.
2 Click Add.
The Add Protocol Port page opens.
3 Complete the fields in the dialog.
4 Click Apply Changes.
The new VLAN protocol group is added to the Protocol Port Table, and the device is updated.
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