The VLAN icons in the navigation pane represent the VLANs that are part of an STG. The following figure shows the elements of a typical VLAN icon.
The following table describes the elements of a VLAN icon.
Part
Description
Icon symbol
Shows the type of VLAN.
Symbol
Description
Port based-a VLAN in which the ports are explicitly assigned to the VLAN.
Subnet based-a VLAN in which ports are dynamically added to the VLAN based on source IP subnet.
Protocol based-a VLAN in which ports are dynamically added to the VLAN based on a network protocol.
MAC SA based-a VLAN in which ports are dynamically added to the VLAN based on the source MAC address.
Icon color
Shows the color applied when highlighting the VLAN on the topology map. See Highlighting STGs and VLANs on the topology map for more information.
Icon label
Shows information about the VLAN
Label part
Description
VLAN name
The name of the VLAN.
VLAN ID
The ID number of the VLAN.
STG ID
The ID of the STG to which the VLAN belongs.
Typeface (italic or normal)
An italic icon label indicates that an IP address has been defined for the VLAN, and that the VLAN is routable.
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