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FORE Systems ES-2810 Ethernet Switch User’s Manual
Concepts in Switching
A.9 VLANs (Virtual LANs)
The use of VLANs lets you:
• Create separate user groups
• Easily relocate people (and their PCs) within the building
• Limit broadcast and multicast traffic
• Increase security because the groups can not communicate with each other
A.9.1 Policy-based VLAN
These VLANs can be created based on the following policies:
•Ports
• IP addresses
• IP subnets
• MAC addresses
• Any combination of the four policies above
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