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Creating VLANs
Use the VLAN Static List to create or remove VLAN groups. To
propagate information about VLAN groups used on this switch to
external network devices, you must specify a VLAN ID for each of these
groups.
Command Attributes
•Current – Lists all the current VLAN groups created for this system.
Up to 255 VLAN groups can be defined. VLAN 1 is the default
untagged VLAN.
• New – Allows you to specify the name and numeric identifier for a
new VLAN group. (The VLAN name is only used for management on
this system; it is not added to the VLAN tag.)
• VLAN ID – ID of configured VLAN (1-4094, no leading zeroes).
• VLAN Name – Name of the VLAN (1 to 32 characters).
• Status (Web) – Enables or disables the specified VLAN.
- Enable: VLAN is operational.
- Disable: VLAN is suspended; i.e., does not pass packets.
• State (CLI) – Enables or disables the specified VLAN.
- Active: VLAN is operational.
- Suspend: VLAN is suspended; i.e., does not pass packets.
• Add – Adds a new VLAN group to the current list.
• Remove – Removes a VLAN group from the current list. If any port
is assigned to this group as untagged, it will be reassigned to VLAN
group 1 as untagged.
Web – Click VLAN, 802.1Q VLAN, Static List. To create a new VLAN,
enter the VLAN ID and VLAN name, mark the Enable checkbox to
activate the VLAN, and then click Add.