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AT-S63 Management Software Menus User’s Guide
Section VI: Virtual LANs 535
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter new value -> [2 to 4094] ->
7. Type a VID value for the new VLAN. The range for the VID value is 1 to
4094.
The AT-S63 Management Software uses the next available VID
number on the switch as the default value. If this VLAN is unique in
your network, then its VID should also be unique. If this VLAN is part of
a larger VLAN that spans multiple switches, than the VID value for the
VLAN should be the same on each switch. For example, if you are
creating a VLAN called Sales that spans three switches, you should
assign the Sales VLAN on each switch the same VID value.
Note
A VLAN must have a VID.
The switch is only aware of the VIDs of the VLANs on the device and
not those that might already exist in the network. For example, if you
add a new AT-9400 Switch to a network where there are VLANs that
use VIDs 2 through 24, the AT-S63 Management Software still uses
VID 2 as the default value when you create the first VLAN on the new
switch, even though that VID number is already being used by another
VLAN on the network. You should keep a list of all your network VLANs
and their VID values to prevent inadvertently using the same VID for
two different VLANs.
8. Type 3 to toggle VLAN Type to display MAC Based. This is the correct
setting for a MAC address-based VLAN.
Note
The Port Based setting for VLAN type is used to create port-based
and tagged VLANs, as explained to Chapter 24, “Port-based and
Tagged VLANs” on page 471.
Note
Do not specify any tagged or untagged ports. Additionally, leave the
Protected Ports selection at the default setting of No.
9. Type C to select Create VLAN.
10. To permanently save your changes, return to the Main Menu and type
S to select Save Configuration Changes. This completes the first
phase to creating a new MAC address-based VLAN. You assigned it a
name, gave it a VID, and set the VLAN type. You are now ready to
assign the MAC addresses, as explained in “Adding and Deleting MAC
Addresses” on page 536.