Alacritech Accelerator Users Guide
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3.8
Configuring VLAN Tagging
Alacritech SNP Drivers support VLAN Tagging allowing the user to create Virtual Local
Area Networks when used with switches conforming to the IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tag-
ging Specification.
3.8.1 Recommended Order of Implementation
Alacritech strongly recommends that VLANs be created using the following sequence.
Using an alternative sequence of steps may result in unpredictable behavior.
1. Configure the switch on which the VLAN is to be created. Different switch ven-
dors have different configuration interfaces which are outside the scope of this
document, but the basic procedure is as follows. (For the purposes of this ex-
ample two VLANs are created
—one for the Engineering department (100) and
one for the Finance department (200) )
a. Create the Engineering VLAN within the switch and assign it a tag of 100.
b. Add the Engineering tag (100) to the switch port connecting to the Alacri-
tech Accelerator (usually on a server). Add the Engineering tag (100) to
each switch port connected to an Engineering computer.
c. Repeat Step a. for the Finance VLAN (tag of 200).
d. Add the Finance tag to the same switch port connecting to the Alacritech
Accelerator. Add the Finance tag (200) to each switch port connecting to a
Finance computer.
2.
Follow the ‗Configuring a VLAN‘ procedure to configure the Alacritech Accele-
rator.
