AT-S63 Management Software Features Guide
Section I: Basic Operations
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Common VLAN
A master switch searches for the other switches in an enhanced stack by
sending out a broadcast packet out a local subnet. (The designation of this
subnet is explained in “Master Switch and the Local Interface,” next.)
Since a broadcast packet cannot cross a router or a VLAN boundary, you
must connect the switches of an enhanced stack with a common VLAN.
The VLAN acts as the transfer path for the broadcast packets from the
master switch to the slave switches and also serves as the path for other
management packets.
Here are several things to keep in mind as you plan the common VLAN of
your enhanced stack:
Any valid VLAN name and VLAN identifier (VID) can be used for the
common VLAN, but it should be the same on all the switches in the
stack.
A slave switch of an enhanced stack can be indirectly connected to the
master switch through other switches, provided there is an
uninterrupted path of the common VLAN from the slave switch to the
master switch.
The Default_VLAN can be used as the common VLAN.
The common VLAN does not have to be dedicated solely to the
enhanced stacking feature.
For background information on port-based and tagged virtual LANs, refer
to “Overview” on page 271.
Summary of Contents for AT-S63
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Page 58: ...Chapter 1 Overview 58 ...
Page 76: ...Chapter 2 AT 9400Ts Stacks 76 Section I Basic Operations ...
Page 96: ...Chapter 5 MAC Address Table 96 Section I Basic Operations ...
Page 114: ...Chapter 8 Port Mirror 114 Section I Basic Operations ...
Page 116: ...116 Section II Advanced Operations ...
Page 146: ...Chapter 12 Access Control Lists 146 Section II Advanced Operations ...
Page 176: ...Chapter 14 Quality of Service 176 Section II Advanced Operations ...
Page 196: ...196 Section III Snooping Protocols ...
Page 204: ...Chapter 18 Multicast Listener Discovery Snooping 204 Section III Snooping Protocols ...
Page 216: ...Chapter 20 Ethernet Protection Switching Ring Snooping 216 Section III Snooping Protocols ...
Page 218: ...218 Section IV SNMPv3 ...
Page 234: ...234 Section V Spanning Tree Protocols ...
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Page 306: ...Chapter 27 Protected Ports VLANs 306 Section VI Virtual LANs ...
Page 320: ...320 Section VII Internet Protocol Routing ...
Page 360: ...Chapter 30 BOOTP Relay Agent 360 Section VII Routing ...
Page 370: ...Chapter 31 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol 370 Section VII Routing ...
Page 372: ...372 Section VIII Port Security ...
Page 402: ...Chapter 33 802 1x Port based Network Access Control 402 Section VIII Port Security ...
Page 404: ...404 Section IX Management Security ...
Page 436: ...Chapter 36 PKI Certificates and SSL 436 Section IX Management Security ...
Page 454: ...Chapter 38 TACACS and RADIUS Protocols 454 Section IX Management Security ...
Page 462: ...Chapter 39 Management Access Control List 462 Section IX Management Security ...
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