User's Manual

Smart Managed Pro Switches MS510TX and MS510TXPP
Configure Switching User Manual97
Each VLAN in a network is assigned an associated VLAN ID, which appears in the IEEE
802.1Q tag in the Layer 2 header of packets transmitted on a VLAN. An end station can omit
the tag, or the VLAN portion of the tag, in which case the first switch port to receive the
packet can either reject it or insert a tag using its default VLAN ID. A given port can handle
traffic for more than one VLAN, but it can support only one default VLAN ID.
You can define VLAN groups that are placed in the VLAN membership table. The switch
supports up to 256 VLANs (with a VLAN ID from 1–4093). VLAN 1 is the default VLAN of
which all ports are members.
From the Switching > VLAN > Advanced menu, you can access pages that are described
in the following sections:
• Configure VLAN Settings on page 97
• Configure VLAN Membership on page 99
• View VLAN Status on page 101
• Configure Port PVID Settings on page 102
• Configure MAC-Based VLAN Groups on page 104
• Manually Add Members to or Remove Them From a MAC-Based VLAN Group on
page 106
• Configure Protocol-Based VLAN Groups on page 106
• Manually Add Members to or Remove Them From a Protocol-Based VLAN Group on
page 108
• Configure GARP Switch Settings on page 109
• Configure GARP Ports on page 110
Configure VLAN Settings
Add a VLAN
To add a VLAN:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Access the Switch on page 14.
The login window opens.
4. Enter the switch’s password in the Password field.
The default password is password.
The System Information page displays.