Creating a source MAC-based VLAN
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Note:
This information applies to Passport 8600 modules only.
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To enable the source MAC-based VLANs:
- From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Chassis > Chassis.
- Disable GlobalFilterEnable and click Apply.
- Enable VlanBySrcMacEnable and click Apply.
To create a source MAC-based VLAN:
- From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > VLANs.
| The VLAN dialog box opens. |
- In the Basic tab, click Insert.
- Change the Type item to bySrcMac.
| The dialog box activates additional items needed to set up source MAC-based VLANs. |
- Type the unique VLAN ID.
- Type the VLAN name (optional).
| If no name is entered, a default is created. |
- Select the color (optional).
| Device Manager suggests a color, but you can change it.This color is used by VLAN Manager to display the different VLANs in a network |
- Select the spanning tree group ID of the VLAN.
- Change the Type item to bySrcMac.
- Specify the port membership by clicking the PortMembers, StaticMembers, or NotAllowedToJoin ellipsis button. For protocol types: byIpSubnet, byProtocolid, and bySrcMac use the PortMember ellipsis button.
| The appropriate dialog box opens. |
- In the VlanPortMembers dialog boxclick on each port button until the color representing the desired membership color is visable then click OK.
- Potential members--dynamic (yellow). Potential members are treated as always members.
- Always members--static (green)
- Never members--not allowed to join (red)
- Specify the Aging Time (the timeout period in seconds for aging out the dynamic member ports of the VLAN) or use the default of 600 seconds.
- Select the QosLevel (optional).
- Type a DsField (optional).
- In the VLAN, Insert Basic dialog box, click Insert.
- In the VLAN dialog box, highlight the newly created VLAN, click Mac, and then click Insert.
- In the MAC, VLAN dialog box, click Insert.
- Type the source MAC address for the VLAN, and click Insert.
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