PLANET FGSD-1008HPS User Manual

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User’s Manual of FGSD / FGSW Web Smart PoE Switch

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IEEE 802.1Q Tag-based VLAN

IEEE 802.1Q (tagged) VLAN is implemented on the Switch. 802.1Q VLAN requires tagging, which enables them to span

the entire network (assuming all switches on the network are IEEE 802.1Q-compliant).

VLAN allow a network to be segmented in order to reduce the size of broadcast domains. All packets entering a VLAN will

only be forwarded to the stations (over IEEE 802.1Q enabled switches) that are members of that VLAN, and this includes

broadcast, multicast and unicast packets from unknown sources.

VLAN can also provide a level of security to your network. IEEE 802.1Q VLAN will only deliver packets between stations

that are members of the VLAN. Any port can be configured as either tagging or untagging. The untagging feature of IEEE

802.1Q VLAN allows VLAN to work with legacy switches that don't recognize VLAN tags in packet headers. The tagging

feature allows VLAN to span multiple 802.1Q-compliant switches through a single physical connection and allows

Spanning Tree to be enabled on all ports and work normally.

Any port can be configured as either tagging or untagging. The untagging feature of IEEE 802.1Q VLAN allows VLAN to

work with legacy switches that don’t recognize VLAN tags in packet headers. The tagging feature allows VLAN to span

multiple 802.1Q-compliant switches through a single physical connection and allows Spanning Tree to be enabled on all

ports and work normally.

Some relevant terms:

Tag - The act of putting 802.1Q VLAN information into the header of a packet.

Untag - The act of stripping 802.1Q VLAN information out of the packet header.

1.

No matter what basis is used to uniquely identify end nodes and assign these nodes VLAN

membership, packets cannot cross VLAN without a network device performing a routing

function between the VLAN.

2.

The PoE Web Smart Switch supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN. The port untagging function can be

used to remove the 802.1 tag from packet headers to maintain compatibility with devices that

are tag-unaware.

3.

The PoE Web Smart Switch's default is to assign all ports to a single 802.1Q VLAN named

DEFAULT_VLAN. As new VLAN is created, the member ports assigned to the new VLAN will

be removed from the DEFAULT_ VLAN port member list. The DEFAULT_VLAN has a VID = 1.

This section has the following items:

VLAN Basic Information

Configures the management VLAN.

VLAN Port Configuration

Creates the VLAN group.

Multi to 1 Setting

Configures mode and PVID on the VLAN port.

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