Configure A Mac-Based Vlan Group - NETGEAR M4100 Series User Manual

Configure a MAC-Based VLAN Group

The MAC-based VLAN feature allows incoming untagged packets to be assigned to a VLAN
and thus classifies traffic based on the source MAC address of the packet.
You define MAC to VLAN mapping by configuring an entry in the MAC to VLAN table. An
entry is specified through a source MAC address and the desired VLAN ID. The MAC to
VLAN configurations are shared across all ports of the device (for example, system-wide
table has MAC address to VLAN ID mappings).
When untagged or priority tagged packets arrive at the switch and entries exist in the MAC to
VLAN table, the source MAC address of the packet is looked up. If an entry is found, the
corresponding VLAN ID is assigned to the packet. If the packet is already priority tagged, it
maintains this value; otherwise the priority is set to zero. The assigned VLAN ID is verified
against the VLAN table. If the VLAN is valid ingress processing on the packet continues;
otherwise, the packet is dropped. This implies that the user is allowed to configure a MAC
address mapping to a VLAN that has not been created on the system.
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Configure a MAC-based VLAN group:
1. Prepare your computer with a static IP address in the 169.254.100.0 subnet, for
example, 169.254.100.201.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an Ethernet port on
the switch.
3. Launch a web browser.
4. Enter the IP address of the switch in the web browser address field.
The default IP address of the switch is 169.254.100.100.
The Login screen displays.
5. Enter the user name and password.
The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is,
do not enter a password.
6. Click the Login button.
The web management interface menu displays.
7. Select Switching
8. The MAC Address fields display valid MAC addresses that can be bound to a VLAN ID.
These fields are configurable only when a MAC Based VLAN is created.
M4100 Series Managed Switch
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VLAN Advanced
Configure Switching Information
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MAC Based VLAN.