Operation Manual

538 COMfortel 1400IP/2600IP/3600IP - Firmware V2.2G - Operation and Configuration V03 07/2015
Settings
Network
VLAN
VLAN
A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a logical network within a physical network. You can
use a VLAN to operate several logical networks in the same physical network, to represent a
company's departments within the network in a logical way or to separate traffic streams on the
network, e.g. to separate PC data from voice data and give them different priorities.
To run a VLAN, you require VLAN-enabled network components that comply with the IEEE
802.1Q standard.
Virtual Local Area Network settings
The following VLAN settings are possible:
• VLAN switched off, VLAN gateway off:
All data packets are forwarded, unchanged, between the ports (POE port, PC port
and internal port).
• VLAN switched on, VLAN gateway off:
The internal port is placed in its own VLAN. The associated data packets are
protected and transported in this VLAN (tagged with the VLAN ID of the internal port
and prioritised with the VLAN priority of the internal port).
All data packets are forwarded, unchanged, between the POE port and the PC port.
You can connect a non-VLAN-enabled device, such as a PC, to the telephone's
external port (PC port) without adding this device to a VLAN. You can also connect
additional telephones to the external port (daisy chain) and use your own VLANs in
the telephones.
• VLAN switched on, VLAN gateway switched on:
The internal port is placed in its own VLAN. The associated data packets are
protected and transported in this VLAN (tagged with the VLAN ID of the internal port
and prioritised with the VLAN priority of the internal port).
The external port is also placed in its own VLAN. The associated data packets are
tagged with the VLAN ID of the external port and prioritised with the VLAN priority of
the external port.
You can connect a non-VLAN-enabled device, such as a PC, to the telephone's
external port (PC LAN port) and add this device in the external port VLAN.