Rockwell Automation 1783-BMxxx Stratix 5700 Ethernet Managed Switches User Manual - Manual (Page 90)

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Chapter 3 Switch Software Features
VLANs A virtual local-area network (VLAN) is a logical segment of network users and
resources grouped by function, team, or application. This segmentation is
without regard to the physical location of the users and resources. For example,
VLANs can be based on the departments in your company or by sets of users who
communicate mostly with each other.
The switch ships with a default VLAN to which each switch port initially
belongs. The switch supports a maximum of 255 VLANs, including the default
VLAN.
Every VLAN is identified by its name and ID number. The default VLAN is
named default. The ID can be from 1...1001 and 1005...4094, where 1 is the
default ID.
You can assign switch ports to either the default VLAN or to VLANs that you
have created. The default VLAN alone can be sufficient based on the size and
requirements of your network. We recommend that you first determine your
VLAN needs before creating VLANs.
With custom Smartports, you can specify the type of VLAN you want to
implement on that port.
The default VLAN is also the management VLAN. After the initial setup, you
can create VLANs and designate any VLAN on the switch as the management
VLAN. The management VLAN provides administrative access to the switch.
You must assign one of the switch ports to the management VLAN. Otherwise,
you do not have administrative access to the switch. Initially, all ports are assigned
to the management VLAN.
You can assign all ports, regardless of their Smartport role, to the default VLAN
(default).