Enterasys Networks 1H582-xx User Manual
Process Overview: 802.1Q VLAN Configuration
Port String Syntax Used in the CLI
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PROCESS OVERVIEW: 802.1Q VLAN CONFIGURATION
Use the following steps as a guide to configure VLANs on the device (refer to the associated section
in parentheses):
in parentheses):
1. Review existing VLANs (
2. Create and name VLANs (
)
3. Assign port VLAN IDs and Ingress Filtering (
4. Configure VLAN Egress (
)
5. Assign VLANs according to classification rules (
6. Filter (drop) incoming frames according to classification rule (
)
7. Set the host VLAN (
8. Create a secure management VLAN (
9. Enable / Disable GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) (
Preparing for VLAN Configuration
A little forethought and planning is essential to a good VLAN implementation. Before attempting
to configure a single device for VLAN operation, consider the following:
to configure a single device for VLAN operation, consider the following:
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How many VLANs will be required?
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What stations will belong to them?
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What ports are connected to those stations?
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What ports will be configured as GVRP-aware ports?
It is also helpful to sketch out a diagram of your VLAN strategy.
NOTES: Before you can use the Matrix E1 device for IP routing, you must dedicate two
or more VLANs as IP routing uplinks. To do this, you must:
or more VLANs as IP routing uplinks. To do this, you must:
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Disable Spanning Tree on the ports to be dedicated as routing uplinks, as described
in
in
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Create new VLANs from these dedicated ports, as described in this chapter.
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