Linksys EG24M Switch User Manual


 
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Viewing VLAN Activities
The following procedure describes how to use the VLAN Perspective screen
to view activities for a particular VLAN. Using this procedure, you can view:
• Active ports.
• Active MAC addresses associated with a VLAN.
• A transient address, if any.
• Filtering and port information.
To view VLAN activities:
1. From the VLAN Perspective screen , highlight an existing VLAN and press
the Enter key. The VLAN Info screen appears, with the highlight on VLAN
Activities.
2. Press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following will appear.
This screen shows all active MAC addresses and VLAN domains for the
VLAN you selected.
• MAC addresses are those that have been sending frames from this VLAN to
the switch within the last aging period.
• VLAN domain shows the domains in this VLAN from which active MAC
addresses have been learned within the last aging period.
You can use the Tab key to move between the MAC Addresses and VLAN
Domain screens.
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7. Press Esc to return to the VLAN Perspective screen. You may then select
another option from the VLAN Perspective screen or press Esc to return to
the L2 Switching DataBase screen.
The VLAN IDs and names you added will appear in the VLAN Perspective
screen. In the following screen, the Zuma and lana VLAN IDs have been
added.
Deleting a VLAN ID
Use the following procedure to delete a VLAN ID from the VLAN Perspective
field.
1. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight the VLAN ID you
want to delete.
2. Press the “-” (hyphen) key. A message will ask whether you are sure you
want to delete the VLAN ID.
3. With Yes highlighted, press the Enter key to delete the VLAN ID, or to
retain it, press the Esc key or highlight No and press Enter.
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