• Shared: All VLANs (if MSTP is enabled, all VLANs assigned to the same MSTI) use the same
forwarding database.
• Independent: The forwarding database used by each tag-based VLAN can be configured
independently.
The switch supports up to 64 configurable VLANs including the management VLAN. To
configure additional VLANs, click the “Add VLAN” button to create an empty row in the
table. Then choose the name, ID information and ports for your VLAN. For tag based
VLANs, the CPU should not be included in any VLAN other than the default management
VLAN (1). The CPU should be included in port based VLANs.
To remove a VLAN, simply click the “X” in the delete column for that VLAN. When your
settings have been changed as needed, click “Commit Changes” to save them.
Name: A mnemonic name for a VLAN such as “Cell 7”, “Line 4”, “Building 58”. This is
used for display only.
Type: The VLAN’s type, port-based or tag-based.
ID: For tag-based VLANs, this is the ID to look for in the tag. This ID identifies the
individual VLANs you create on your network. The VLAN ID must be specified in the
range from 2 to 4094.
FID: For tag-based VLANs, the forwarding database to use when independent learning is
enabled. If MSTP is running, all VLANs in the same MSTI must be configured to use the
same forwarding database in independent learning mode. Shared learning automatically
assigns a different forwarding database to each MSTI.
This filtering ID allows multiple VLANs to be grouped for easy filtering in the MAC address
monitoring page.
Ports: The ports included in this VLAN. For tag based VLANs, the CPU should not be
included in any VLAN other than the default management VLAN (1). The CPU should be
included in port based VLANs.
To select the ports to include in this VLAN, check the box for each port you wish to include.
Remember that if the “CPU” box is not checked, you will be unable to communicate with
the switch from within this VLAN.
Delete: Select to delete the corresponding VLAN when changes are committed. When
selected, this VLAN will be deleted when changes are committed.
NOTE: When working with tag-based VLANs, ports included in a VLAN may lead to other network devices (which
require tags to properly route data) or to end devices, which cannot process VLAN tags. Use the VLAN Port Settings
page to configure the appropriate type for each port.
NOTE: Take care when setting the management VLAN ID. If the device you are configuring from cannot work with
VLANs and the port it is connected to does not have the proper PVID and port type setting the management VLAN may
make the Switch inaccessible and require a local serial connection to reconnect.
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