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A typical host (e.g., clients) will be untagged members of one VLAN, defined as "Access Port" in the
Weidmüller switch, while inter-switch connections will be tagged members of all VLANs, defined as
"Trunk Port" in the Weidmüller switch.
The IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998 defines how VLANs operate within an open packet-switched network. An
802.1Q compliant packet carries additional information that allows a switch to determine which VLAN
the port belongs. If a frame is carrying the additional information, it is known as a
tagged
frame.
To carry multiple VLANs across a single physical (backbone, trunk) link, each packet must be tagged
with a VLAN identifier so that the switches can identify which packets belong to which VLAN. To
communicate between VLANs, a router must be used.
3.7.2 Configuring Virtual LAN
3.7.2.1 VLAN Membership
This page allows the user to configure VLANs on the switch. The page is divided into a global section
and a per-port configuration section.