Motorola Canopy Powerline MU - Manual (Page 47)

Powerline MU
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Gateway and Modem has been selected, care must be taken to ensure that the entire
network has been properly configured to support VLAN functionality.
There are two main ways that VLAN functionality can be implemented over Powerline.
The first way assumes that the Modems are configured for NAT mode, and the second
method assumes that the Modems are configured in Bridge mode. Figure 4 shows the
test set up for both implementation examples.
Figure 27 An Example Network Configuration for VLAN Implementation.
VLAN Implementation using Modems in NAT Mode
The following steps should be followed when operating Powerline MU in VLAN pass-
through mode. The Powerline MU Gateway must be enabled for VLAN by checking the
“VLAN Enable” box as shown in Figure 28. Figure 28 Example of VLAN Configuration
Screen in the Gateway.Next, enter the Management VID (VLAN ID) for the Powerline
network.
Note: Powerline Management VID must be different from Canopy Management
VID.
After the Gateway has been configured for VLAN pass-through, the LAN and WAN ports
will have different functionality. Where there was no differentiation between the LAN and
WAN ports in standard operating mode, in VLAN mode, the LAN port will only accept
VLAN tagged packets whereas the WAN port will only accept untagged packets.
The WAN port can be used for:
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Connecting a non-VLAN enabled Canopy network to the Gateway, thus allowing for a
hybrid network where the Powerline network is VLAN enabled and the Canopy
network is non-VLAN enabled.
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Connecting to a PC or other non-VLAN IP device to the Powerline network.