3Com 3C16491 Switch User Manual


 
Configuring VLANs 49
Figure 32 Tagged VLAN Configuration
To set up the configuration shown in Figure 32,
do the following:
1 Create VLAN2 on both Switch 1 and Switch 2.
You need not create VLAN1 since it exists by
default.
2 On Switch 1, set the ports that you want to be
part of VLAN2 to Untagged. Set one port (for
example, port 16) to Tagged.
Click Apply.
3 On Switch 2, set the ports that you want to be
part of VLAN2 to Untagged. Set one port (for
example, port 8) to Tagged.
Click Apply.
4 Connect the Tagged port on Switch 1 (in this
example, port 16) to the Tagged port on Switch
2 (in this example, port 8).
Those ports on Switch 1 that are members of
VLAN2 can now communicate with those ports
on Switch 2 that are members of VLAN2.
Spanning Tree
Spanning tree is a bridge-based system for
providing fault tolerance on networks and can
be used to detect and disable network loops.
The spanning tree ensures that the optimal