User's Manual

RLX2 Industrial Hotspot Series
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February5,2015
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RLX2 V IRTUAL LAN (VLAN)
F UNCTIONALITY
VirtualLocalAreaNetworks(VLANs)aretypicallyusedforsegmentationofcorenetwork
componentsandnetworkaccessrules.AVLANprovidestheequiv alentofawiredpatch
panelthroughsoftware(packetfiltering)ratherthanhardware(physicalwires).
Movingdataovermulti plesubnetsandroutersrequiresaprocessofVLANTagging.
VLANTaggingsimplya
ddsextrainformationinthepacketheaderofEthernetframesso
routersknowhowtopassalongthedata.
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TheRLX2(v34)provides:
 TransparentsupportofVLANtags(802.1Q)
 Port/Radio‐basedVLANtaggingwithManagedSwitches
 Port/Radio‐basedVLANtaggingwithoutManagedSwitches
TransparentSupportofVLANTags(802.1Q)
ThefollowingprovidesanexampleoftransparentcommunicationbetweenManaged
SwitchesusingVLANtrunking.