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Port-based VLAN
A port-based VLAN normally consists of its members—ports, which means the VLAN is
created by grouping the selected ports. This method provides the convenience for users to
configure a simple VLAN easily without complicated steps. Packets can go among only
members of the same VLAN group. Note all unselected ports are treated as belonging to
another single VLAN that is, technically, a single broadcast domain. If the port-based
VLAN is enabled, the VLAN-tagging will be ignored. Port-based VLAN allows the user to
create separate VLANs to limit the unnecessary packet flooding; however, for the purpose
of sharing resource, a single port called a common port can belongs to different VLANs,
which all the member devices (ports) in different VLANs have the permission to access the
common port while they still cannot communicate with each other in different VLANs.
VLAN – Port Based interface
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Click the pull-down menu to select Port Based and then click the ‘Apply’ button to set
the VLAN operation mode on Port Based.
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With the VLAN operation mode selected, click ‘Add’ to create a new VLAN group.