VLAN Management
GVRP Settings
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GVRP Settings
Adjacent VLAN-aware devices can exchange VLAN information with each other
by using the Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP). GVRP is based on the
Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) and propagates VLAN information
throughout a bridged network.
Since GVRP requires support for tagging, the port must be configured in Trunk or
General mode.
When a port joins a VLAN by using GVRP, it is added to the VLAN as a dynamic
member, unless this was expressly forbidden in the
page. If the VLAN does not exist, it is dynamically created when Dynamic VLAN
creation is enabled for this port (in the
GVRP must be activated globally as well as on each port. When it is activated, it
transmits and receives GARP Packet Data Units (GPDUs). VLANs that are defined
but not active are not propagated. To propagate the VLAN, it must be up on at least
one port.
By default, GVRP is disabled globally and on ports.
GVRP Settings
To define GVRP settings for an interface:
STEP 1
Click
VLAN Management
>
GVRP Settings
.
STEP 2
Select
GVRP Global Status
to enable GVRP globally.
STEP 3
Click
Apply
to set the global GVRP status.
STEP 4
Select an interface type (Port or LAG), and click
Go t
o display all interfaces of that
type.
STEP 5
To define GVRP settings for a port, select it, and click
Edit.
STEP 6
Enter the values for the following fields:
•
Interface
—Select the interface (Port or LAG) to be edited.
•
GVRP State
—Select to enable GVRP on this interface.
•
Dynamic VLAN Creation
—Select to enable Dynamic VLAN Creation on this
interface.
