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Port Overlapping

Port overlapping can be used to allow access to commonly shared network resources among different VLAN groups, such as

file servers or printers. Note that if you implement VLANs which do not overlap, but still need to communicate, you can connect

them by enabled routing on this switch.

Untagged VLANs

Untagged (or static) VLANs are typically used to reduce broadcast traffic and to increase security. A group of network users

assigned to a VLAN form a broadcast domain that is separate from other VLANs configured on the switch. Packets are

forwarded only between ports that are designated for the same VLAN. Untagged VLANs can be used to manually isolate user

groups or subnets.

4.6.3 VLAN Port Configuration

This Page is used for configuring the Managed Switch port VLAN. The VLAN per Port Configuration Page contains fields for

managing ports that are part of a VLAN. The port default VLAN ID (PVID) is configured on the VLAN Port Configuration Page.

All untagged packets arriving to the device are tagged by the ports PVID.

Understand nomenclature of the Switch

IEEE 802.1Q Tagged and Untagged

Every port on an 802.1Q compliant switch can be configured as tagged or untagged.

Tagged:

Ports with tagging enabled will put the VID number, priority and other VLAN information into the

header of all packets that flow into those ports. If a packet has previously been tagged, the port

will not alter the packet, thus keeping the VLAN information intact. The VLAN information in the

tag can then be used by other 802.1Q compliant devices on the network to make

packet-forwarding decisions.

Untagged:

Ports with untagging enabled will strip the 802.1Q tag from all packets that flow into those

ports. If the packet doesn't have an 802.1Q VLAN tag, the port will not alter the packet. Thus,

all packets received by and forwarded by an untagging port will have no 802.1Q VLAN

information. (Remember that the PVID is only used internally within the Switch). Untagging is

used to send packets from an 802.1Q-compliant network device to a non-compliant network

device.

Frame Income

Frame Leave

Income Frame is

tagged

Income Frame is

untagged

Leave port is tagged

Frame remains tagged

Tag is inserted

Leave port is untagged

Tag is removed

Frame remain untagged

Table 4-6-1: Ingress / Egress Port with VLAN VID Tag / Untag Table

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