GS1915 Series User’s Guide
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9
VLAN
9.1 Overview
This chapter shows you how to configure 802.1Q tagged and port-based VLANs.
The type of screen you see here depends on the
VLAN Type
you selected in the
Switch Setup
screen.
9.1.1 What You Can Do
• Use the
VLAN
screen (
) to view and search all static VLAN groups.
• Use the
VLAN Detail
) to view detailed port settings and status of the
static VLAN group.
• Use the
Static VLAN
Setup
screen (
) to configure a static VLAN for the Switch.
• Use the
VLAN Port Setup
) to configure the static VLAN (IEEE 802.1Q)
settings on a port.
• Use the
Voice VLAN
Setup
screen (
) to set up VLANs that allow you to group
voice traffic with defined priority and enable the Switch port to carry the voice traffic separately from
data traffic to ensure the sound quality does NOT deteriorate.
• Use the
MAC Based VLAN Setup
screen (
) to set up VLANs that allow you to
group untagged packets into logical VLANs based on the source MAC address of the packet. This
eliminates the need to reconfigure the Switch when you change ports. The Switch will forward the
packets based on the source MAC address you set up previously.
• Use the
Vendor ID Based VLAN Setup
) to set up VLANs that allow you
to group untagged packets into logical VLANs based on the source MAC address of the packet. You
can specify a mask for the MAC address to create a MAC address filter and enter a weight to set the
VLAN rule’s priority.
• Use the
Port-Based VLAN Setup
screen (
) to set up VLANs where the packet
forwarding decision is based on the destination MAC address and its associated port.
9.1.2 What You Need to Know
Read this section to know more about VLAN and how to configure the screens.
9.2 Introduction to IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLANs
A tagged VLAN uses an explicit tag (VLAN ID) in the MAC header to identify the VLAN membership of a
frame across bridges
–
they are not confined to the switch on which they were created. The VLANs can
be created statically by hand. The VLAN ID associates a frame with a specific VLAN and provides the
information that switches need to process the frame across the network. A tagged frame is 4 bytes
longer than an untagged frame and contains 2 bytes (16 Bits) of TPID (Tag Protocol Identifier, residing
within the type or length field of the Ethernet frame) and 2 bytes (16 Bits) of TCI (Tag Control Information,
