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Advanced Configuration
3. Click the VLAN mode to see the full range of choices.
4. Click the new mode and make sure the rest of the details are correct.
5. Click OK.
Your switch may turn blue (for a few seconds) while the network stability returns;
this is normal.
Table 4.2 - VLAN Mode Options
VLAN Mode Description
Stand-alone For single switches: There is no exchange
of information with VLANs on other
switches; each switch is its own domain
(STDALONE).
For switches in a stack: There is an
exchange of information using VLANs
between the switches in the stack; these
switches are in their own domain (STDA-
LONE).
Distributed A domain is a collection of switches and
can contain up to 128 VLANs. If you select
distributed, each switch will be able to
communicate with all the others in this
domain.