Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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Chapter 21: Port-based and Tagged VLANs

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Secton V: Virtual LANs

default value when you create the first VLAN on the new switch, even
though that VID number is already being used by another VLAN on the
network. To prevent inadvertently using the same VID for two different
VLANs, you should keep a list of all your network VLANs and their VID
values.

Name
Specify 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 are 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 is unique in your network, then the name should be unique
as well. If the VLAN is 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.

Type
Select Port Based as the Type. This is the default setting. This is the
correct setting when creating a port-based or tagged VLAN.

Note

The Type selection of Protected is used to create a protected ports
VLAN, as explained in Chapter 23, “Protected Ports VLANs” on
page 375.

6. To select the ports for the VLAN, click on the appropriate ports in the

switch image.

Clicking repeatedly on a port toggles the port through the following
possible settings:

Untagged port

Tagged port

Port is not a member of the VLAN

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