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User’s Manual of MGSW-MGSD Series
4.6 VLAN
4.6.1 VLAN Overview
A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a network topology configured according to a logical scheme rather than the physical
layout. VLAN can be used to combine any collection of LAN segments into an autonomous user group that appears as a single
LAN. VLAN also logically segments the network into different broadcast domains so that packets are forwarded only between
ports within the VLAN. Typically, a VLAN corresponds to a particular subnet, although not necessarily.
VLAN can enhance performance by conserving bandwidth, and improve security by limiting traffic to specific domains.
A VLAN is a collection of end nodes grouped by logic instead of physical location. End nodes that frequently communicate with
each other are assigned to the same VLAN, regardless of where they are physically on the network. Logically, a VLAN can be
equated to a broadcast domain, because broadcast packets are forwarded to only members of the VLAN on which the
broadcast was initiated.
1. No matter what basis is used to uniquely identify end nodes and assign these nodes VLAN
membership, packets cannot cross VLAN without a network device performing a routing
function between the VLANs.
2. The Managed Switch supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN. The port untagging function can be used
to remove the 802.1 tag from packet headers to maintain compatibility with devices that are
tag-unaware.
3. The Switch's default is to assign all ports to a single 802.1Q VLAN named DEFAULT_VLAN.
As new VLAN is created, the member ports assigned to the new VLAN will be removed from
the DEFAULT_ VLAN port member list. The DEFAULT_VLAN has a VID = 1.
This section has the following items:
 VLAN Basic Information
Displays VLAN information
 VLAN Port Configuration
Enables VLAN group
Configures the VLAN membership
 VLAN Memberships
 VLAN Membership Status
Displays VLAN membership status
Displays VLAN port status
 VLAN Port Status
Creates/removes primary or community VLANs
 Private VLAN
Enables/disables port isolation on port
 Port Isolation
Configures the MAC-based VLAN entries
 MAC-based VLAN
 MAC-based VLAN Status
Displays MAC-based VLAN entries
Configures the IP Subnet-based VLAN entries
 IP Subnet-based VLAN
Configures the protocol-based VLAN entries
 Protocol-based VLAN
 Protocol-based VLAN
Membership
Displays the protocol-based VLAN entries
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