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Setting the sVLAN port type  

Note: You must change the switch level to 1 or above before you configure UNI or NNI ports. See "Setting the sVLAN Ethertype and switch level"."

To set the sVLAN port type:

1. From the device view, select the port.
2. From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Port.

The Port dialog box opens to the Interface tab.

3. Click the VLAN tab.

The VLAN tab opens.

4. In the sVLANPortType field, click one of the following:
• uni--User-to-Network interface.

You must configure ports for which you want to provide VLAN transparency as UNI ports. UNI ports can only belong to one sVLAN. When you designate a port as a UNI port, the DiscardTaggedFrames parameter is automatically enabled. This prevents traffic from leaking to other VLANs.

• nni--Network-to-Network interface.

NNI ports interconnect the switches in the core network, drop untagged frames on ingress, and insert the sVLAN tag at the egress. When you configure an NNI port, the DiscardUnTaggedFrames parameter is automatically enabled.




Note: All ports within the same OctaPID have the same designation, that is all eight ports are either Normal, or all eight ports are UNI/NNI. When you change a port from normal to UNI/NNI, the other seven ports are changed automatically, and vice versa.




5. Click Apply.

The system warns you that by changing the port type, all ports in the OctaPID may be removed from all VLANs and STGs. This message displays the port range for the OctaPID. If you have changed a port from Normal to UNI/NNI, the other seven ports in the OctaPID are changed automatically.

6. To continue applying the configuration, click Yes.

The sVLAN port type is configured.

7. Click Close.

The Port dialog box closes.

• SVLAN--Level tab
• Setting the sVLAN Ethertype and switch level
• SVLAN--Ether Type tab
• Creating an sVLAN STG
• Creating an sVLAN
• sVLAN rules
• sVLAN Levels
• sVLAN UNI and NNI ports