Chapter 4 – Configuring VLANs
Chapter 4 – Configuring VLANs
Introduction
This chapter familiarizes the user with:
• VLAN Terminology and Issues
• VLANs and their relationship to protocols such as IGMP
• Planning VLAN networks
• Configuring VLANs
• Viewing VLAN status and statistics
• Troubleshooting VLANs
VLAN Features
RuggedCom VLANs provide you with the following features:
• Per Port :
• Native VLAN is configurable.
• Modes of operation tailored to edge devices (such as a PC or IED) and to
network switch interconnections.
• A default port setting that ensures configuration-free connectivity in certain
scenarios.
• The ability to force either tagged or untagged operation on the native VLAN
• Per VLAN :
• VLAN Name,
• IGMP
• Ability to exclude ports from the VLAN.
• Per switch :
• Assignment of up to 64 VLANs (in the range of 1 to 1000).
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