Figure 6-7 Create and View MAC VLAN
The following entries are displayed on this screen:
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VLAN Table
MAC Address:
Enter the MAC address.
Description:
Give a description to the MAC address for identification.
VLAN ID:
Enter the ID number of the MAC VLAN. This VLAN should be one of
the 802.1Q VLANs the ingress port belongs to.
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MAC VLAN Table
MAC Select:
Click the
Select
button to quick-select the corresponding entry based
on the MAC address you entered.
Select:
Select the desired entry. It is multi-optional.
MAC Address:
Displays the MAC address.
Description:
Displays the user-defined description of the MAC address.
VLAN ID:
Displays the corresponding VLAN ID of the MAC address.
Operation:
Click the
Edit
button to modify the settings of the entry. And click the
Modify
button to apply your settings.
Configuration Procedure:
Step Operation
Description
1
Set the link type for
port.
Required. On the
VLAN
→
802.1Q VLAN
→
Port Config
page, set
the link type for the port based on its connected device.
2
Create VLAN.
Required. On the
VLAN
→
802.1Q VLAN
→
VLAN Config
page,
click the
Create
button to create a VLAN. Enter the VLAN ID and
the description for the VLAN. Meanwhile, specify its member
ports.
3
Create MAC VLAN.
Required. On the
VLAN
→
MAC VLAN
page, create the MAC
VLAN. For the device in a MAC VLAN, it’s required to set its
connected port of switch to be a member of this VLAN so as to
ensure the normal communication.
6.3 Protocol VLAN
Protocol VLAN is another way to classify VLANs based on network protocol. Protocol VLANs can
be sorted by IP, IPX, DECnet, AppleTalk, Banyan and so on. Through the Protocol VLANs, the
broadcast domain can span over multiple switches and the Host can change its physical position
in the network with its VLAN member role always effective. By creating Protocol VLANs, the
network administrator can manage the network clients based on their actual applications and
services effectively.
Protocol VLAN, another way to classify VLANs based on network protocol, can bind ToS provided
in the network to VLAN to realize the specific service. Through protocol VLAN, the switch can
analyze the received un-VLAN-tagged packets on the port and match the packets with the
user-defined protocol template according to different encapsulation formats and the values of the
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