VLAN Segmentation ............................................................................................................................................................................. 108
VLAN and Trunk Groups ...................................................................................................................................................................... 108
Protocol VLANs .................................................................................................................................................................................... 108
Static VLAN Entry ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 109
GVRP Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 111
Double VLANs ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 112
Regulations for Double VLANs ............................................................................................................................................................ 113
Double VLAN Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................... 114
PVID Auto Assign ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 116
MAC-based VLAN Settings ....................................................................................................................................................................... 117
Protocol VLAN ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 117
Protocol VLAN Group Settings ............................................................................................................................................................. 118
Protocol VLAN Port Settings ................................................................................................................................................................ 119
Trunking ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 121
Understanding Port Trunk Groups .............................................................................................................................................................. 121
Link Aggregation ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 122
LACP Port Settings ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 125
IGMP Snooping ......................................................................................................................................................................... 127
IGMP Snooping Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................ 127
Router Port Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................... 129
IGMP Snooping Static Group Settings ....................................................................................................................................................... 130
ISM VLAN Settings.................................................................................................................................................................................... 132
Restrictions and Provisos ....................................................................................................................................................................... 132
Limited IP Multicast (IGMP Filtering) Address Range Settings ................................................................................................................. 134
MLD Snooping .......................................................................................................................................................................... 136
MLD Control Messages ......................................................................................................................................................................... 136
MLD Snooping Settings .............................................................................................................................................................................. 136
MLD Router Port Settings .......................................................................................................................................................................... 138
Loop-back Detection Global Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 140
Spanning Tree ............................................................................................................................................................................ 142
802.1s MSTP ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 142
802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree ................................................................................................................................................................. 142
Port Transition States ............................................................................................................................................................................. 142
Edge Port ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 143
P2P Port ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 143
802.1D/802.1w/802.1s Compatibility .................................................................................................................................................... 143
STP Bridge Global Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................ 144
MST Configuration Identification ............................................................................................................................................................... 147
MSTP Port Information .............................................................................................................................................................................. 149
STP Instance Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................. 151
STP Port Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 152
Forwarding & Filtering .............................................................................................................................................................. 153
Unicast Forwarding ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 153
Multicast Forwarding .................................................................................................................................................................................. 154
Multicast Filtering Mode............................................................................................................................................................................. 155