| Online Help for Optivity Switch Manager Release 1.1
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Creating a port-based VLAN
To create a port-based VLAN:
- In the navigation pane, select an STG.
- Do one of the following:
- From the menu bar, choose Edit > Insert.
- On the toolbar, click Insert.
| The New VLAN dialog box opens. |
- Type the VLAN ID.
| The value can be from 1 to 4094, as long as it is not already in use. (The default VLAN has a VLAN ID of 1.) |
- Type the VLAN name (optional).
| If no name is entered, a default is created. |
- For a Passport 8600 switch, select the QoS Level (optional)
- For a Passport 8600 switch, type the Differentiated Services (DS) Field (optional).
- For a Passport 1000 Series switch, specify if the VLAN traffic will be tagged as High Priority (optional).
- In the Type option, select byPort.
| Other items in the dialog box that apply to a port-based VLAN are activated. |
- Select the device to be configured on the VLAN by doing one of the following:
- Select from the device list.
- Click On All Devices to select all devices in the list.
- Click Ok.
The table below describes the items in the New VLAN dialog box.
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Id
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A number between 1 and 4,094 that identifies the new VLAN configured on the network.
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Name
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Name given to the VLAN.
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QosLevel
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For a Passport 8000 Series switch, you can set the Quality of Service level for traffic in the VLAN to a level between 1 and 8.
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DsField
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For a Passport 8000 Series switch, you can set the Differentiated Services field for traffic in the VLAN to a level between 1 and 54.
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High Priority
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For a Passport 1000 Series switch, you can select HighPriority mode for all traffic in the VLAN.
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Type
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Type of VLAN:
- Port-based VLAN
- Source IP subnet-based VLAN
- Protocol-based VLAN
- Source MAC address-based VLAN
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On All Devices
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Selects all devices in the list.
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