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Chapter 9. VLANs | 238
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9. VLANs
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Overview on page 238
• Types of VLANs on page 239
• VLAN Names on page 246
• Configuring VLANs on the Switch on page 247
• Private VLANs on page 251
Overview
Setting up Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) on the switch eases many time-consuming
tasks of network administration while increasing efficiency in network operations.
Note: The software supports using IPv6 addresses, in addition to IPv4
addresses. You can configure the VLAN with an IPv4 address, IPv6
address, or both. See
Chapter 21, IPv6 Unicast Routing for
complete information on using IPv6 addresses.
The term VLAN is used to refer to a collection of devices that communicate as if they were on the
same physical LAN. Any set of ports (including all ports on the switch) is considered a VLAN.
LAN segments are not restricted by the hardware that physically connects them. The segments
are defined by flexible user groups that you create with the command line interface (CLI).
Benefits
Note: The system switches traffic within each VLAN using the Ethernet
MAC address. The system routes traffic between two VLANs using
the IP addresses.