Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 693)

AT-S63 Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide
Section VI: Virtual LANs 693
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 696 and, finally, the egress ports, as explained in “Adding and
Deleting Egress Ports” on page 698.
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 206 on page 610.
2. From the VLAN Configuration menu, type 4 to select Configure
VLANs.
The Configure VLANs menu is shown in Figure 207 on page 611.
Note
If the VLAN Configuration menu does not include selection 4,
Configure VLANs, the switch is running in a multiple VLAN mode.
The switch must be in the User Configure VLAN mode in order for
you to create MAC address-based VLANs. To change the switch’s
VLAN mode, refer to “Selecting a VLAN Mode” on page 666.
3. From the Configure VLANs menu, type 1 to select Create VLAN.
The Create VLAN menu is shown in Figure 208 on page 611.
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.