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Contents
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide April 2005 vii
Quick Steps for Configuring MSTIs .............................................................................6-16
Verifying the MST Configuration .................................................................................6-19
Chapter 7 Assigning Ports to VLANs ........................................................................................7-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................7-1
Port Assignment Specifications ......................................................................................7-2
Port Assignment Defaults ..............................................................................................7-2
Sample VLAN Port Assignment .....................................................................................7-3
Statically Assigning Ports to VLANs .............................................................................7-4
Dynamically Assigning Ports to VLANs ........................................................................7-4
How Dynamic Port Assignment Works ...................................................................7-5
VLAN Mobile Tag Classification .....................................................................7-5
VLAN Rule Classification ................................................................................7-8
Configuring Dynamic VLAN Port Assignment .....................................................7-10
Enabling/Disabling Port Mobility ..........................................................................7-11
Ignoring Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDU) ................................................7-11
Understanding Mobile Port Properties ..........................................................................7-13
What is a Configured Default VLAN? ...................................................................7-13
What is a Secondary VLAN? .................................................................................7-13
Configuring Mobile Port Properties .......................................................................7-16
Enable/Disable Default VLAN ........................................................................7-16
Enable/Disable Default VLAN Restore ..........................................................7-17
Enable/Disable Port Authentication ................................................................7-17
Enable/Disable 802.1X Port-Based Access Control .......................................7-18
Verifying VLAN Port Associations and Mobile Port Properties ..................................7-19
Understanding ‘show vlan port’ Output .................................................................7-19
Understanding ‘show vlan port mobile’ Output .....................................................7-20
Chapter 8 Defining VLAN Rules .................................................................................................8-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................8-1
VLAN Rules Specifications ............................................................................................8-2
VLAN Rules Defaults ....................................................................................................8-2
Sample VLAN Rule Configuration .................................................................................8-3
VLAN Rules Overview ...................................................................................................8-4
VLAN Rule Types ...................................................................................................8-4
DHCP Rules ......................................................................................................8-5
Binding Rules ....................................................................................................8-6
MAC Address Rules ..........................................................................................8-6
Network Address Rules .....................................................................................8-6
Protocol Rules ...................................................................................................8-6
Custom (User Defined) Rules ...........................................................................8-7
Port Rules ..........................................................................................................8-7
Understanding VLAN Rule Precedence ..................................................................8-8
Configuring VLAN Rule Definitions ............................................................................8-11