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xStack DGS-3200 Series Layer 2 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch Web UI Reference Guide
The ports in a private VLAN can be one of the following three types:
Port Type Description
Promiscuous
Isolated
Community
To view the following window, click L2 Features > VLAN > Private VLAN Settings:
Figure 3 - 12. Private VLAN domain
A promiscuous port is a port that is a member of a primary VLAN that can communicate with
all interfaces, including ports that have been configured as community and isolated ports on
secondary VLANs that are associated with the primary VLAN.
An isolated port is used to describe a host port that is a member of an isolated secondary
VLAN. An isolated port is completely isolated at Layer 2 from other ports within the same
private VLAN domain, apart from promiscuous ports. All traffic destined to isolated ports is
blocked, except for traffic originating from promiscuous ports. Any traffic originating from an
isolated port is only forwarded to promiscuous ports.
A community port is used to describe a host port that is a member of a community secondary
VLAN. A community port can communicate with both ports that are members of the same
community VLAN and promiscuous ports. Interfaces that are configured as community ports
are isolated at Layer 2 from all other interfaces that are members of a different community and
from isolated ports that are members of the same private VLAN domain.
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