Creating a mac address-based vlan – Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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Chapter 28: MAC Address-based VLANs

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Section VI: Virtual LANs

Creating a MAC Address-based VLAN

This is the first stage to creating a MAC address-based VLAN. This
procedure assigns the VLAN a name and a VID and sets the VLAN type.
After completing this procedure you can add the source MAC addresses
to the VLAN, as explained in “Adding and Deleting MAC Addresses” on
page 536 an
d, finally, the egress ports, as explained in “Adding and
Deleting Egress Ports” on page 538.

To create a new MAC address-based VLAN, perform the following
procedure:

1. From the Main Menu, type 2 to select VLAN Configuration.

The VLAN Configuration menu is shown in Figure 171 on page 472.

2. From the VLAN Configuration menu, type 3 to select Configure

VLANs.

The Configure VLANs menu is shown in Figure 172 on page 473.

3. From the Configure VLANs menu, type 1 to select Create VLAN.

The Create VLAN menu is shown in Figure 173 on page 473.

4. Type 1 to select VLAN Name.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter new value ->

5. Type a name for the new VLAN.

The name can be from one to fifteen alphanumeric characters in
length. The name should reflect the function of the nodes that will be a
part of the VLAN (for example, Sales or Accounting). The name cannot
contain spaces or special characters, such as asterisks (*) or
exclamation points (!).

If the VLAN will be unique in your network, then the name should be
unique as well. If the VLAN will be part of a larger VLAN that spans
multiple switches, then the name for the VLAN should be the same on
each switch where nodes of the VLAN are connected.

Note

A VLAN must be assigned a name.

6. Type 2 to select VLAN ID (VID.

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