Configuring Switching Information
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ProSafe M5300 Switch
• All ports are configured with Ingress Filtering disabled.
• All ports are configured to transmit only untagged frames.
• GVRP is disabled on all ports and all dynamic entries are cleared.
Internal VLAN Configuration
This section displays the allocation base and the allocation mode of internal VLAN. The
internal VLAN is reserved by port-based routing interface and invisible to the end user. Once
these internal VLANs are allocated by port-based routing interface, they are cannot be
assigned to a routing VLAN interface.
1. Use Internal VLAN Allocation Base to specify the VLAN Allocation Base for the routing
interface. The default base of the internal VLAN is 1 to 4093.
2. Use the optional Internal VLAN Allocation Policy field to specify a policy for the internal
VLAN allocation. There are two policies supported: ascending and descending.
VLAN Configuration
To add or remove a VLAN:
1. Use VLAN ID to specify the VLAN Identifier for the new VLAN. The range of the VLAN
ID is 1 to 4093.
2. Use the optional VLAN Name field to specify a name for the VLAN. It can be up to 32
alphanumeric characters long, including blanks. The default is blank. VLAN ID 1 always has
a name of 'Default'.
3. Click ADD to add a new VLAN to the switch.
4. Click DELETE to delete a selected VLAN from the switch.
Field Description
VLAN Type This field identifies the type of the VLAN you are configuring. You cannot change
the type of the default VLAN (VLAN ID = 1): it is always type 'Default'. When you
create a VLAN, using this screen, its type will always be 'Static'. A VLAN that is
created by GVRP registration initially has a type of 'Dynamic'. When configuring a
Dynamic VLAN, you can change its type to 'Static'.