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Bridge AV Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide
Using the Advanced Menu
The Advanced menu lets you perform the following activities:
• Enable VLAN functionality. See page 2-15.
• Set packet priority settings. See page 2-16.
• Configure bandwidth control. See page 2-17.
• Configure SNMP settings. See page 2-18.
Enabling VLAN Functionality
The VLAN Configuration page lets you enable or disable VLAN settings. This
page is the first one to appear when you log in to the Advanced menu. If you
are already in the Advanced menu, click VLAN Configuration in the
navigation panel to display this page.
Figure 2-14: VLAN Configuration Page
A VLAN is an administrative grouping of network devices that is logically
segmented, by functions, project teams, or applications rather than a
physical or geographical basis. VLANs provide the segmentation services
traditionally provided by routers in LAN configurations. For example, all
workstations and servers used by a particular workgroup team can be
connected to the same VLAN, regardless of their physical connections to the
network. In this way, you can use VLANs to reconfigure the network through
software rather than physically unplugging and moving devices or wires.
Table 2-2 on page 2-16 describes the fields on this page.
Advanced Configuration (Expert Users Only)
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