User`s guide

Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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After you have set the age-out timer and either enabled or disabled IGMP status for the desired VLAN, press
APPLY to let the changes take effect.
Configure VLAN
The
VLAN Configuration
menu displays the status of the current VLAN mode and allows a user to restart
the Switch in
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
,
Port-based
, or
MAC-based Broadcast Domains
mode
,
or not to use a
selection by choosing
None
. Please note that the Switch can only support one mode at any given time. Also,
each time the mode is changed, the Switch must be rebooted before the new mode is activated.
If you have selected
MAC-based Broadcast Domains
and then rebooted the Switch,
Configure MAC-based
Broadcast Domains
will appear at the bottom of the
VLAN Configuration
screen (
System
Configuration ! Configure VLANs
):
Figure 6-27. VLAN Configuration screen
The information on the top of the screen is described as follows:
♦ Current VLAN Mode
Displays what mode, if any, is currently enabled on the Switch.
♦ Restart VLAN Mode
Choose from four settings for this mode:
MAC-based Broadcast Domains
,
IEEE
802.1Q VLANs, Port-based,
or
None
. After being restarted, the Switch will implement the setting you have
chosen.
Configure MAC-based Broadcast Domains
To create MAC-based broadcast domains
,
simply create the broadcast domain itself in the
Add/Remove
MAC-based Broadcast Domains
screen, and then enter MAC addresses to the broadcast domain in the
Add/Remove MAC-based Broadcast Domain Members
screen. Afterwards, restart the Switch and the
broadcast domain will be implemented.
Please note that if the mode is set to
MAC-based Broadcast Domains
, then the Port Lock function is not
supported in the
Port Configuration
screen and the Lock Address Table function located on the
Configure
Filtering and Forwarding Table
screen is not available.
Choose
Configure MAC-based Broadcast Domains
from the bottom of the
VLAN Configuration
screen
above to access the
MAC-Based Broadcast Domains Configuration
menu: