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Creating VLANs
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3.11.2 Ethernet-only VLANs
An Ethernet-only VLAN is a group of Ethernet ports which are able to
communicate with each other without having to traverse the ATM
network. Ethernet-only VLANs can be used to create user groups local to
an Ethernet switch. To create an Ethernet-only VLAN, perform the
following steps:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight VLAN Name field on the Port/VLAN
Assignment screen. By default there are 16 unnamed VLANs
identified as novlan.
2. Press ENTER. Enter the name of the VLAN, using no more than 16
characters, and press ENTER again.
3. Using the arrow keys, highlight the port(s) that will be assigned to the
VLAN that is currently displayed in the VLAN Name field. With the
port highlighted, use the SPACE bar to toggle between [Assigned] and
[Unassigned] until the desired mode displays.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the ELAN field near the bottom of the
screen. Press the SPACE bar until [none] displays. An Ethernet-only
VLAN cannot have any ELANs assigned to it.
5. When all the desired ports have been assigned to the VLAN, use the
arrow keys to highlight the ADD/MODIFY command at the bottom
of the screen and press ENTER. The changes are saved to memory.
NOTE
To create additional VLANs, use the arrow keys to highlight the
VLAN Name field and press the SPACE bar until the next
default VLAN named “novlan” displays. If a new VLAN name is
entered where an assigned VLAN name already exists, the
new VLAN name will overwrite the existing VLAN.