Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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AT-S63 Management Software Web Browser Interface User’s Guide

Secton V: Virtual LANs

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The VLAN Mode and Uplink Port options are explained in “Selecting a
VLAN Mode” on page 353. The Mgmt
. VLAN ID option is explained in
“Specifying a Management VLAN” on page 357.

The tab displays an existing VLANs on the switch.

4. To add a new VLAN, click Add.

The Add New VLAN page is shown in Figure 144.

Figure 144. Add New VLAN Page

5. Configure the following parameters as necessary.

VID
Enter a VID value for the new VLAN. The range of the VID value is 2 to
4096. The default is the next available VID number on the switch.

If this VLAN is unique in your network, then its VID should also be
unique. If this VLAN is part of a larger VLAN that spans multiple
switches, then the VID value for the VLAN should be the same on each
switch. For example, if you are creating a VLAN called Sales that
spans three switches, you should assign the Sales VLAN on each
switch the same VID value.

Note

A VLAN must have a VID.

It is important to note that the switch is only aware of the VIDs of the
VLANs that exist on the device, and not those that might already be in
use in the network. For example, if you add a new AT-9400 Series
switch to a network that already contains VLANs that use VIDs 2
through 24, the AT-S63 management software still uses VID 2 as the

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