Using VLAN Manager

VLAN Manager manages Spanning Tree Groups (STGs) and VLANs across devices in a network. Optivity Switch Manager is the starting point for VLAN Manager, and Optivity Switch Manager must be open to use VLAN Manager.

This section describes using VLAN Manager to manage VLANs on Passport and BayStack switches. It includes the following information:

• What is VLAN Manager?
• Starting VLAN Manager
• VLAN Manager window
• Working with VLAN Manager
• Managing spanning tree groups (STGs)
• Managing VLANs
• Highlighting STGs and VLANs on the topology map