User`s guide

Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Configure VLAN
This is the third category of the Web-based management program. The
Configure VLAN
options depend on
which VLAN or MAC-based broadcast domain mode you are in.
Mode Setup
and
MAC-based
are the main
screens for MAC-based broadcast domains.
Mode Setup
and
Port based VLAN Setup
are the main screens
for port-based VLANs.
Mode Setup
,
802.1Q VLAN Configuration
(
Port VID Setup
,
Ingress Filtering
Check
,
802.1Q VLAN Setup
,
GVRP Configuration
, and
GMRP Configuration
) and
GMRP
Configuration
(
Device GMRP Configuration
and
802.1Q VLAN Multicast FDB
) are the main screens
for 802.1Q VLANs.
Please note that if you are unsure about this material, we highly recommend consulting Chapter 5,
“Switch
Management Concepts.”
Mode Setup
Figure 7-26. Configure VLAN Mode window
To use one of these three modes, select
MAC Based Broadcast Domains
,
802.1Q
or
Port-based
under Restart
VLAN Mode
--
otherwise, leave the setting at
Disabled
. Then click
Apply
and reboot the Switch.
Mac-based
A MAC-based broadcast domain is a collection of users or ports grouped together for the purpose of secure,
autonomous broadcasting and multicasting. Members of a MAC-based broadcast domain must all be directly
connected to the Switch. The Switch supports up to twelve MAC-based broadcast domains.