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Chapter 9 VLAN
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9.8 MAC Based VLAN
The MAC-based VLAN feature assigns incoming untagged packets to a VLAN and classifies the
traffic based on the source MAC address of the packet. When untagged packets arrive at the switch,
the source MAC address of the packet is looked up in a MAC to VLAN mapping table. If an entry is
found, the corresponding VLAN ID is assigned to the packet. The assigned VLAN ID is verified
against the VLAN table. If the VLAN is valid, ingress processing on the packet continues; otherwise,
the packet is dropped.
This feature allows users to change ports without having to reconfigure the VLAN. You can assign
priority to the MAC-based VLAN and define a MAC to VLAN mapping table by entering a specified
source MAC address in the MAC-based VLAN setup screen. You can also delete a MAC-based VLAN
entry in the same screen.
Click MAC Based VLAN in the VLAN Port Setting screen to see the following screen.
Figure 46
Advanced Application > VLAN > VLAN Port Setting > MAC Based VLAN
The following table describes the fields in the above screen.
Table 23
Advanced Application > VLAN > VLAN Port Setting > MAC Based VLAN
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Check this box to activate this MAC based VLAN.
Name Type a name up to 32 alpha numeric characters for the MAC-based VLAN entry.
MAC Address Type a MAC address that is bind to the MAC-based VLAN entry. This is the source MAC
address of the data packet that is looked up when untagged packets arrive at the
Switch.