Summary of VLAN Local Management
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VLAN Configuration
This process would be repeated on every switch that is connected in the network to ensure that
each switch has a secure Management VLAN for switch management.
If the switch was connected to another switch via port 7, which was set as a 1Q Trunk port, then
the management station connected to the Management VLAN port of either switch could manage
both switches.
No matter how many switches are connected, a management station connected to any port on the
same Management VLAN can be used to remotely manage any Enterasys Networks 802.1Q
switch in the network as long as the Host Data Port of all the switches are members of the same
Management VLAN.
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SUMMARY OF VLAN LOCAL MANAGEMENT
The VLAN configuration process is an extension of normal Local Management operations. A
series of Local Management screens provides access to the functions and commands necessary to
add, change, or delete VLANs and to assign ports to those VLANs.
A switch supporting 802.1Q VLANs provides the VLAN Configuration screens as a standard part
of its Local Management hierarchy when the switch is configured to operate in 802.1Q Mode. The
hierarchy of the Local Management screens pertaining to 802.1Q VLAN configuration is shown in
Figure 3-3
.
Figure 3-3
802.1Q VLAN Screen Hierarchy
NOTE:
The management stations at each switch must be on the same Management
VLAN.
802.1Q VLAN
Configuration Menu
Device VLAN Configuration
Port Assignment Configuration
VLAN Forwarding Configuration
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Port Filtering Configuration
Protocol VLAN Configuration
Protocol Ports Configuration
