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USER’S GUIDE
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Firewall Settings: Virtual LAN
A VLAN has the same attributes as a physical local area
network (LAN), but it allows for devices to be grouped
together even if they are not located on the same physical
network switch. The benefit of a VLAN is that it allows
network traffic to flow more efficiently for computers or
network devices that are within sections of mutual interest.
In addition, changes to the VLAN can be made virtually via a
user interface rather than manually changing cables and
network switches.
VLAN are often used to segment network devices based on
their department, user types or common applications. Bandwidth can then be more easily managed by
adjusting the bandwidth to specific VLANs based on their priorities.
