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Configure

Link: VLAN

When you click the

VLAN

link the VLANs page appears.

A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a network of computers that behave as if they are

connected to the same wire even though they may be physically located on different seg-

ments of a LAN. You set up VLANs by conﬁguring the Gateway software rather than hard-

ware. This makes VLANs very ﬂexible. An important advantage of VLANs is that when a

computer is physically moved to another location, it can stay on the same VLAN without

hardware reconﬁguration. VLANs behave like separate and independent networks.

Beginning with Firmware Version 7.6.1, your Gateway supports the following:

• Global Enable/Disable of VLANs

• VLANs of “Global” type

• Packet prioritization based on VLAN

To conﬁgure VLANs check the Enable checkbox.