Specifications

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6. Refer to the Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays error
messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch.
7. Click OK to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.
8. Click Cancel to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration.
4.4 Configuring Switch Virtual Interfaces
A switch virtual interface (SVI) is required for any layer 3 (IP) access to the switch or for the switch to provide
any layer 3 service on that VLAN. The SVI defines which IP address is associated with each VLAN ID that the
switch is connected. A SVI is created for the default VLAN (VLAN 1) to enable remote switch administration.
An SVI is also used to map a VLANs to IP address ranges; this mapping determines the destination networks
for any routing the switch performs.
Each IP address range (IP Address and Subnet Mask) can be mapped to one and only one VLAN ID. A VLAN
ID does not require that an IP address be defined on the switch. Each VLAN ID must be mapped to a physical
port using the Layer 2 Virtual LANs configuration to communicate properly with the rest of the network.
Use the Switch Virtual Interfaces screen to view and configure VLAN interfaces. This screen consists of
the following tabs:
• Configuring the Virtual Interface
• Viewing Virtual Interface Statistics
4.4.1 Configuring the Virtual Interface
Use the Configuration screen to view and configure the virtual interface details.
1. Select Network > Switch Virtual Interface from the main tree menu.
2. Select the Configuration tab.
Native VLAN Use this field to change the tag assigned to the native VLAN.
Allowed VLANs This section has the following 2 options (and is only available when Trunk is selected from
the Mode drop-down menu):
• No VLANs– Select this option if you do not wish to add any additional VLANs.
• Selected VLANs– Select this option if you wish to add additional VLANs.