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This window enables you to assign a Port VLAN ID (PVID) number to an individual
port. Click
Apply to make your changes effective.
The information on this window is described as follows:
PVID The PVID is used by the port to tag outgoing, untagged packets, and to
make filtering decisions about incoming packets. If the port is specified as
tagging, and an untagged packet is forwarded to the port for transmission,
the port will add an 802.1Q tag using the PVID to write the VID in the tag.
When the packet arrives at its destination, the receiving device will use the
PVID to make VLAN forwarding decisions. If a packet is received by the
port and, Ingress filtering is enabled, the port will compare the VID of the
incoming packet to its PVID. If the two are unequal, the port will drop the
packet. If the two are equal, the port will receive the packet.
Port Priority
Complete the following steps to display the Port Priority window:
1. Select VLANs from the Configuration menu (see “Configuration” on page 34).
2. Select 802.1Q Port Settings from the VLANs menu.
3. Select Port Priority from the 802.1Q Port Settings window.
A window similar to the following opens:
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