3Com 1000 - Manual (Page 85)

Virtual LANs (VLANs) 5-11
Setting Up VLANs Using AutoSelect VLAN Mode
To set up VLANs using AutoSelect VLAN Mode, you
need to:
■ Specify information about the VLAN Server
■ Specify that the Switch unit, or individual ports
on the unit, use AutoSelect VLAN Mode
Specifying Information About the VLAN Server
The VLAN Server screen allows you to specify infor-
mation about the VLAN Server. To access the VLAN
Server screen:
1 From the Main Menu, select SWITCH MANAGE-
MENT. The Switch Management screen is displayed.
2 In the Management Level field, choose VLAN.
3 Choose the SERVER button. The VLAN Server
screen is displayed, as shown in
Figure 5-9 .
The screen shows the following:
VLAN Server IP Address Enter the IP address of
your VLAN Server in this field.
Backup VLAN Server IP Address This field allows
you to enter the IP address of a backup VLAN
Server. A backup VLAN Server can be used to supply
VLAN allocations when the Switch cannot access the
main VLAN Server.
VLAN Server Community String This field allows
you to enter a community string for the VLAN
Server(s). The default community string is public.
Figure 5-9 VLAN Server screen
Throttle 0...99999 This field allows you to specify
the time delay, in milliseconds, between the trans-
mission of VLAN allocation requests to the Server.
The time delay is used to avoid placing an excessive
workload on the VLAN Server. The default setting
for this field is 50 milliseconds.
Poll Period This read-only field shows the time
interval, in seconds, between successive polls of the
VLAN Server. The Switch polls the VLAN Server
once every poll period to check for any changes.
Specifying AutoSelect VLAN Mode
To specify that the Switch uses AutoSelect VLAN
Mode, refer to
“Setting Up the Switch Unit” on
page 4-9 .
To specify that a port on the Switch uses
AutoSelect VLAN Mode, refer to
“Setting Up the
Switch Ports” on page 4-12 .