Creating a source MAC address-based VLAN

To create a source MAC address-based VLAN:

1. In the navigation pane, select an STG.
2. Do one of the following:
• From the menu bar, choose Edit > Insert.
• On the VLAN Manager toolbar, click Insert.

The New VLAN dialog box opens.

3. 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.)

4. Type the VLAN name (optional).

If no name is entered, a default is created.

5. For a Passport 8600 switch, select the QoS Level (optional)
6. For a Passport 1000 Series switch, specify if the VLAN traffic will be tagged as High Priority (optional).
7. In the Type option, select bySrcMac.

Other items in the dialog box that apply to source MAC address-based VLANs are activated.

8. Select the device to be configured on the VLAN by doing one of the following:
• Select from the device list.
• Click the Clear all/Select all button to toggle between all devices selected and all devices deselected.
  
  

  Note: Not all VLAN types are available on all devices that Optivity Switch Manager supports. Devices that do not support source MAC address-based VLANs will be absent from the device list.

  
  
9. Click Ok.
10. Select the newly created MAC-based VLAN, and choose Edit > Edit Mac Addresses.

The Edit Mac - VLAN dialog box opens.

11. Select Add From File and enter the file name of the text file containing the MAC addresses to added to the new MAC-based VLAN.

You can create this file earlier and remember where you saved the text file. You can use colons (:) or dashes (-) to delineate the MAC address.

12. Click Close.
13. Click Refresh.

See also:

• Creating VLANs