Modifying a vlan, Changing the vlan name – Allied Telesis AT-S81 User Manual

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Chapter 9: Virtual LANs

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Section I: Using the Menus Interface

Modifying a VLAN

The topics in this section include:

Before performing this procedure, note the following:

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You cannot change the VID of a VLAN.

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You cannot add an untagged port to a VLAN with this procedure. That
function requires changing a port’s VID value, as explained in
“Configuring the Port PVID” on page 108

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You cannot remove an untagged port from a VLAN with this procedure.
To remove an untagged port from a VLAN, you must assign it as an
untagged member of another VLAN by changing its PVID, as
explained in “Configuring the Port PVID” on page 108.

Changing the

VLAN Name

To change the name of a VLAN, perform the following procedure:

1. From the Main Menu, type A to select Advanced Switch

Configuration.

The Advanced Switch Configuration Menu is shown in Figure 15 on
page 75.

2. From the Advanced Switch Configuration Menu, type V to select

VLAN Management.

The VLAN Management Menu is shown in Figure 21 on page 105.

3. Type O to select Config VLAN Member.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter VLAN ID >

Type the number of the VLAN you want to modify and press Enter.

The Config VLAN Member menu is shown in Figure 23 on page 111.

4. Type C to select Change VLAN Name.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter new VLAN name>

5. Type the new name for the VLAN and press Enter. A VLAN name can

be up to 32 characters and can include spaces.

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