VLAN Configuration
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VLAN Configuration
This chapter describes how to set up the switch for local or remote management, and the VLAN
Local Management screens used to create and configure VLANs in a SmartSwitch.
3.1
MANAGING THE SWITCH
The switch may be managed locally via a terminal connected to the COM port, or remotely
(SNMP or Telnet sessions) from a management station connected to a switch port that is a member
of the same VLAN as the switch’s Host Data Port. (By default, this is the default VLAN.) When
the switch is configured with VLANs, special precautions must be taken to use remote
management.
3.1.1
Switch Without VLANs
When the switch is powered up, the switch uses its default settings to switch frames like an 802.1D
switch. In this default configuration, all ports are a member of the default VLAN (VLAN 1)
including the virtual Host Data Port of the switch, so any port can be used to manage the device as
shown in
Figure 3-1
.
