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4.1.6 LAN Port Mapping
IAC3000 supports multiple Service Zones in either of the two VLAN modes, Port-Based or Tag-Based , but not
concurrently. In Port-Base mode, each LAN port can only serve traffic from one Service Zone as each Service
Zone is identified by physical LAN ports. In Tag-Based mode, each LAN port can serve traffic from any Service
Zone as each Service Zone is identified by VLAN tags carried within message frames. By default, the system is
in Port-Based mode with Default Service Zone enabled and all LAN ports are mapped to Default Service
Zone. Compare the two figures below to see the differences.
It is recommended that the administrator decides which mode is better for a multiple-service-zone deployment
before proceeding further with the system configuration. Settings for the two VLAN modes are slightly different, for
example, the VLAN Tag setting is required for Tag-Based mode.