NETGEAR FS726T - ProSafe Smart Switch User manual

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© 2004 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.
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described herein.

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CONTENTS
Trademarks .....................................................................................................................................................................................1
Statement of Conditions ....................................................................................................................................................................1
CHAPTER 1: SWITCH MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................3
MANAGEMENT ACCESS OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED...........................................................................................................................................................4
NETWORK WITH DHCP SERVER:.............................................................................................................................................. 4
Smartwizard Discovery Utility > Discover ...........................................................................................................................................4
Smartwizard Discovery > Web Access ................................................................................................................................................5
Web Management ............................................................................................................................................................................5
NETWORK WITHOUT DHCP SERVER .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Smartwizard Discovery > Configuration Setting > Assign Static IP .......................................................................................................6
Web Management ............................................................................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 3: WEB MANAGEMENT ACCESS ..........................................................................................................................................8
SYSTEM>SWITCH STATUS PAGE............................................................................................................................................. 9
SYSTEM>IP ACCESS LIST PAGE............................................................................................................................................. 9
SYSTEM>SET-UP PAGE...................................................................................................................................................... 10
SYSTEM>PASSWORD PAGE ................................................................................................................................................. 10
SWITCH MENU.................................................................................................................................................................. 10
SWITCH>PORT CONFIGURATION PAGE.................................................................................................................................... 10
Switch> Port Configuration: Set speed .............................................................................................................................................11
Switch> Port Configuration: Set flow control ....................................................................................................................................11
Switch> Port Configuration: Set QOS ..............................................................................................................................................11
SWITCH>STATISTICS PAGE ................................................................................................................................................. 12
Switch> Statistics> Refresh ...........................................................................................................................................................12
Switch> Statistics> Clear Counter ..................................................................................................................................................12
SWITCH>VLAN PAGE ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
Switch> VLAN> Port-based VLAN ................................................................................................................................................13
Switch> VLAN> IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN .......................................................................................................................................13
SWITCH>TRUNKING PAGE .................................................................................................................................................. 15
FIRMWARE MENU ............................................................................................................................................................. 15
FIRMWARE>CONFIGURATION BACKUP PAGE............................................................................................................................ 16
FIRMWARE>FACTORY RESET PAGE ....................................................................................................................................... 16
LOGOUT........................................................................................................................................................................... 16
CHAPTER 4: SOFTWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURE ...............................................................................................................................17
APPENDIX A: DEFAULT SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................................................19
APPENDIX B: IEEE 802.1Q VLAN.......................................................................................................................................................20
THE ADVANTAGES OF VLANS............................................................................................................................................... 20
IEEE 802.1Q VLANS........................................................................................................................................................ 20
Example .......................................................................................................................................................................................21
APPENDIX C: PORT-BASED VLAN ......................................................................................................................................................22
PORT-BASED VLANS.......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Example .......................................................................................................................................................................................22

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CHAPTER 1: SWITCH MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
This chapter gives an overview of switch management, including the methods you can use to manage your
NETGEAR Smart Switch series. Topics include Management Access Overview
Management Access Overview
Your NETGEAR Smart Switch contains software for viewing, changing, and monitoring the way it works.
This management software is not required for the switch to work. You can use the 10/100 Mbps ports and
the built-in Gigabit ports without using the management software. However, the management software
allows you configure ports, VLAN and Trunking features and also improve the efficiency of the switch and,
as a result, improve the overall performance of your network. The Switch gives you the flexibility to access
and manage the switch using any of the following methods:
•Smartwizard Discovery Utility program
•Web browser interface
After you power-up the switch for the first time, you can configure it using a utility program called
Smartwizard Discovery or a Web browser. Please refer to the screenshots in following pages for
Smartwizard Discovery Utility and Web Management GUI. Each of these management methods has
advantages. Table 1-1 compares the two management methods.
Table 1-1. Comparing Switch Management Methods
Management Method Advantages
Smartwizard Discovery Utility No IP address or subnet needed
Show all switches on the network
User-friendly interface
Firmware upgradeable
Web browser Can be accessed from any location via the switch’s IP address
Password protected
Ideal for configuring the switch remotely
Compatible with Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator Web
browsers
Intuitive browser interface
Most visually appealing
Extensive switch configuration allowed
Configuration backup for duplicating settings to other switches
For a more detailed discussion of the Smartwizard Discovery Utility Program, see chapter 4. For a more
detailed discussion of the Web Browser Interface, see chapter 5.

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CHAPTER 2: Getting Started
This chapter will walk you through the steps to start managing your switch. This chapter will cover how to
get started in a network with a DHCP server (most common) as well as if you do not have a DHCP server.
Network with DHCP server:
Connect the Smart Switch to a DHCP network.
Power on the Smart Switch by plugging in power cord.
Install the Smartwizard Discovery program on your computer
Start the Smartwizard Discovery utility. (Chapter 4 has detailed instructions on the Smartwizard Discovery
utility)
Click Discover of the Smartwizard Discovery utility to find your switch. You should see a something similar
to Figure 2-1.
Select your switch by clicking on it. Then click on Web Access, as highlighted in Figure 2-2.
Smartwizard Discovery Utility > Discover
Figure 2-1. Smartwizard Discovery Utility Main Screen

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Smartwizard Discovery > Web Access
Figure 2-2. Web Access
7. Start managing your switch via your web browser. The default password is ‘password’.
Web Management
Figure 2-3. Web Management Front page after clicking Web Access on Smartwizard Discovery utility

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Network without DHCP server
1. Connect your switch to your existing network.
2. Power on your switch by plugging in the power cord.
3. The default IP is 192.168.0.239.
4. Install the Smartwizard Discovery program on your PC.
5. Start the Smartwizard Discovery utility. Chapter 4 has detailed instructions on the Smartwizard
Discovery utility.
6. Click Discover on the Smartwizard Discovery main screen to find your switch. You should see a
something similar to Figure 2-1.
7. Click on Configuration Setting (See figure 2-4).
8. Choose Disable on DHCP.
9. Enter your IP address, Gateway and Subnet, and then type your password and click “Set”. Please
make sure your PC and your switch are in the same subnet.
Note: You can always assign a Static IP address to your switch no matter if your network has a
DHCP server or not.
10. Select your switch by clicking on it. Then click on Web Access.
11. Start managing your switch via your web browser. The default password is ‘password’. For a
detailed description on web management access, please refer to Chapter 5.
Smartwizard Discovery > Configuration Setting > Assign Static IP
Figure 2-4. Manually setting IP address

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Web Management
Figure 2-7. Web Management Front page after clicking Web Access on the Smartwizard Discovery utility

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CHAPTER 3: Web Management Access
Your NETGEAR Smart Switch series provides a built-in browser interface that lets you configure and
manage it remotely using a standard Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape
Navigator. This interface also allows for system monitoring of the switch. The help page will cover many of
the basic functions and features of the switch and its web interface.
Web Management requires either Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later or Netscape Navigator 6.0 or
later.
Note: Only one user can be logged in at any time.
Figure 5-1. Web Management Login page
There are 3 menu options available:
•System
•Switch
•Firmware
There is a Help Menu in the top of right side of screen. Click the help to read the full Help Menu. On some
pages, there is a Help button. If you click that button, you will go to the part of the Help Menu that
discusses that page.
Within the various browser interface pages, there are several buttons that you can use. Their names and
functions are below:
Refresh: Pulls that screen’s data from current values on the system
Apply: Submits change request to system and refreshes screen data
Add: Add new entries to table information and refreshes screen data

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Browse: Locates a certain path for a desired file.
Delete: Deletes selected entries from table and refreshes screen data
Factory Reset: Restore the system factory default value.
Help: Goes to relevant section of Help Menu
System> Switch Status Page
The Switch Status page displays the port settings for both 10/100 Mbps and 10/100/1000 Mbps ports. To
configure the ports, go to the Switch> Port Configuration page.
•ID: The port number on the switch
•Speed:Indicates the communication mode set for the port. The default setting for all ports is Auto-
negotiation (Auto). The possible entries are Auto-negotiation (Auto), 10 Mbps half duplex (10M
Half), 10 Mbps full duplex (10M Full), 100 Mbps half duplex (100M Half), 100 Mbps full duplex
(100M Full), or Disable.
•Flow Control: Indicates whether Flow Control support is set for on (Enabled) or off (Disabled). The
default setting for all ports is enabled.
•QOS: Indicate the priority for the port. The default setting for all ports is Normal. Quality of Service
(QoS) is a way of managing traffic in a network, by treating different types of traffic with different
levels of service priority. Higher priority traffic gets faster treatment during times of switch
congestion.
•Link Status: Indicates the current speed and duplex for the port. DOWN means no link.
The next part of the Switch Status page shows the Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) status. A VLAN is a
way to electronically separate specified ports on the same switch into separate broadcast domains. By
using VLAN, users can group by logical function instead of physical location. This switch supports 26
VLANs.
This page displays the port-based VLAN settings. The default VLAN setting is all ports belong to VLAN 1.
To configure user-defined VLAN groups, go to the Switch> VLAN page.
Port Trunking is a feature that allows multiple links between switches to work as one virtual link (aggregate
link). Trunks can be defined for similar port types only. For example, a 10/100 port cannot form a Port
Trunk with a gigabit port. For 10/100 ports, trunks can only be formed within the same bank. A bank is a set
of eight ports. Up to four trunks can be operating at the same time.
This page displays the Trunk status as shown in Figure 2-4. The default Trunk setting is all four groups
disabled. To configure user-defined TURNK groups, go to the Switch> Trunking page.
If the IEEE802.1Q VLAN is enabled, this page will display the Tagged VLAN status as shown in Figures 2-
5 and 2-6. To know more about Tag VLAN, see Switch> VLAN for details.
System> IP Access List Page
This page displays an IP access list, which lists switches that are allowed to login this Switch. The switch
will only respond to requests from computers with the IP address in the list, so make sure you include your
IP address if you are using this feature. This is a powerful way to limit remote access to your switch. The
default setting is all host IP addresses allowed.

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Note: Once this new IP access is enabled, you can only access the switch via this IP. Make sure that your
new IP is the same of current PC.
System> Set-up Page
This page will allow access to the system information parameters.
•Enter System Name and Location Name
•The DHCP function is enabled by default. Click Static IP Address to disable the DHCP function.
•Enter site-specific IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway in the appropriate boxes
•Click Apply to activate the setting
System> Password Page
The password entered is encrypted on the screen and will display as a sequence of asterisks (*). The
default password is ‘password’ and can be changed here.
•Type the old password in the Old Password field
•Type the new password in the New Password field
•Re-type the new password in the Re-type New Password field
•Click Apply to activate the new password
Note: The password is case sensitive and with a maximum length of 20.
Switch Menu
There are 4 options available:
•Port Configuration
•Statistics
•VLAN
•Trunking
Switch> Port Configuration Page
You can configure the status per port by clicking a port ID at the port setting menu.
•ID: The port number on the switch. Click this number to configure the port.
•Speed:Indicates the communication mode set for the port. The default setting for all ports is Auto-
negotiation (Auto). The possible entries are Auto-negotiation (Auto), 10 Mbps half duplex (10M Half),

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10 Mbps full duplex (10M Full), 100 Mbps half duplex (100M Half), 100 Mbps full duplex (100M
Full), or Disable.
•Flow Control: Indicates whether Flow Control support is set for on (Enabled) or off (Disabled). The
default setting for all ports is enabled.
•QOS: Indicate the priority for the port. The default setting for all ports is Normal. Quality of Service
(QoS) is a way of managing traffic in a network, by treating different types of traffic with different
levels of service priority. Higher priority traffic gets faster treatment during times of switch
congestion.
•Link Status: Indicates the current speed and duplex for the port. DOWN means no link.
Switch> Port Configuration: Set speed
•Click a port ID.
•Click to select a speed from the pull-down menu under Speed.
•Click Apply to activate the new speed.
Note: Please be aware that speed must set as same as link partner. Otherwise, packet loss or link error
might occur.
Figure 5-2. Switch> Port Configuration> Port Settings: Speed
Switch> Port Configuration: Set flow control
•Click a port ID.
•Click to select Enable or Disable from the pull-down menu under Flow Control.
•Click Apply to activate the new setting.
Switch> Port Configuration: Set QOS
•Click a port ID.
•Click to select Normal or High from the pull-down menu under QOS.
•Click Apply to activate the new setting.

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Switch> Statistics Page
The Statistics Table shows the statistics types for one port over time.
•ID: The port number on the switch
•Tx: Transmitted packet/s.
•Rx: Received packet/s.
•Tx Error: Transmitted packet/s with error.
•Rx Error: Received packet/s with error.
Packets are counted as TX Error if they:
•Had a late collision detected during the transmission (512 bit-times into the transmission).
•Experienced 16 failed transmission attempts due to collision.
•Were dropped due to lack of resources.
Packets are counted as RX Error if they:
•Were less than 64 bytes or greater than 1522 bytes?
•Had a bad FCS.
•Were dropped due to lack of resources.
Switch> Statistics> Refresh
Click Refresh to obtain current statistics data.
Switch> Statistics> Clear Counter
Click Clear Counter to start new statistics over time.
Switch> VLAN Page
A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a means to electronically separate ports on the same switch from a
single broadcast domain into separate broadcast domains. By using VLAN, users can group by logical
function instead of physical location.
The VLAN Table shows two types of VLAN and other information:
•IEEE 802.1Q VLAN (Tagged VLAN)
•Port-based VLAN
•ID: The port number on the switch
•Description: User-definable
•Member: Indicates which port/s belong to a VLAN group

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Switch> VLAN> Port-based VLAN
Depending on your model, there are up to 26 port-based VLAN groups supported on this switch, any one
port can belong to different VLAN groups.
The default VLAN group port-based VLAN that have all ports belonging to VLAN 1.
Change members
•Click a VLAN ID as shown in Figure 5-16
•Click to select port/s for VLAN members
•Click Apply to activate the new setting
Add VLAN
•Click Add VLAN.
•Enter a description for this VLAN
•Click to select port/s for VLAN members or click Set all to select all ports
•Click Clear all to unselect all ports
•Click Apply to activate the new setting
Delete VLAN
•Click Delete VLAN
•Click to select a VLAN ID
•Click Apply to confirm delete this VLAN
Switch> VLAN> IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN
Depending on your model switch there are up to 64 static Tag VLAN groups supported on your switch. The
VLAN tagging option is a standard set by the IEEE to facilitate the spanning of VLANs across multiple
switches (Reference: Appendix A and IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998 Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks).
Click to select IEEE802.1Q VLAN as shown in Figure 2-16. The following screen pops up to confirm this
change.
Figure 5-3. Switch> VLAN Setting> Tag VLAN
All ports are set belonging to VLAN 1 by default, all untagged.
From the page, you can create a new VLAN, add new ports to an existing VLAN, remove ports from an
existing VLAN or, delete a VLAN.

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Add a port to a VLAN Group
•Under the VLAN ID drop down menu, select the VLAN you want to edit.
•Click the box below the port number so that a ‘T’ (tagged) or ‘U’ (untagged) appears.
•Click Apply.
Remove a port from a VLAN Group
•Click the box again until a blank box appears. This will remove VLAN membership from the port.
•Click Apply.
Note: The default PVID of all ports is 1; therefore, you cannot remove any ports for the default Tag VLAN.
It means that before removing any desired port from default Tag VLAN, changes PVID of such desired port
to the PVID other than 1.
Create a new VLAN Group
•Under the VLAN ID drop down menu, select Add new VLAN.
•Enter the VLAN ID “2” in the provided fields. VLAN ID must be set within 2 ~ 4094.
•Add VLAN members if so desired; click the box below the port number so that a ‘T’ (tagged) or ‘U’
(untagged) appears.
•Click Apply.
Note: To allow untagged packets to participate in VLAN 2, make sure to change the Port VLAN Ids (PVID)
for the relevant ports. Access the PVID Settings by using the VLAN ID drop down menu.
Delete a VLAN Group
•Under the VLAN ID drop down menu, select the VLAN you want to remove.
•Click to select Remove VLAN.
•Click Apply.
PVID Setting
All untagged packets entering the switch will by default be tagged with the port’s Primary VLAN
Identification (PVID). This screen allows you to specify the PVID for each port.
Take VLAN 2 for example: ports 5, 6, 7, and 8 have been checked as tagged ports for this VLAN. You must
change the PVID value from “1” to “2” for those ports to avoid losing untagged packets when they are
received.
Under the VLAN ID drop down menu, select PVID Setting. See below for an example of setting PVID for
VLAN 2.
Change the PVID value of ports 5, 6, 7, and 8.
Click Apply.

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Switch> Trunking Page
Port Trunking is a feature that allows multiple links between switches to work as one virtual link (aggregate
link). Trunks can be defined for similar port types only. For example, a 10/100 port cannot form a Port
Trunk with a gigabit port. For 10/100 ports, trunks can only be formed within the same bank. A bank is a set
of eight ports, such as ports 1 to 8, ports 9 to 16, ports 17 to 24, or port 25 and port 26, on the same switch
unit. Up to four trunks can be operating at the same time.
The Trunk Table shows all four trunking groups are set disabled by default. For each trunk group, trunk
members are pre-set for selection.
Click to select Trunk members from a pull-down menu for a Trunk group
Click Apply to activate the new setting
Note: The selected trunk port setting must set to the same VLAN group.
Figure 5-4. Switch> Trunk Setting
For Trunk Group 01, there are four types of member selection:
•Disable: Trunk Group 01 is disabled.
•01, 02: These two ports are trunked as Trunk Group 01.
•01, 02, 03, and 04: These four ports are trunked as Trunk Group 01.
•01 ~ 08: These eight ports are trunked as Trunk Group 01.
The other Trunk Groups behave in a similar manner.
Figure 5-5. Switch> Trunk Setting: Trunk Group 01
Firmware Menu
There are 2 options available:

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•Configuration Backup
•Factory Reset
Firmware> Configuration Backup Page
You can backup the system and switch settings to your workstation. This can help you to reconfigure the
switch quickly if you have to re-set to factory defaults. Additionally, if you want to try out different
configurations on the switch, this feature will enable you to quickly return to a previous configuration.
If you own several switches and you want them to have the same configuration, you can use this feature to
duplicate the settings to each switch.
Saving your Backup file:
•Click Backup to store the current setting to a file in your PC.
•Follow the instructions on the screen to select where you want to store your Backup file.
Restoring your Backup file (or using a duplicate configuration):
•Click Restore to recover the Backup file from your PC to the current switch. If you do not want to
type in the path name, click Browse to find the Backup file.
•Click OK in the File Download dialog box.
•When download process is finished, click OK to confirm disconnection of current browser
connection.
Note: Please be aware that the switch will reboot after a successful restore.
Note: The Backup file does not affect the password and MAC address of the switch
Firmware> Factory Reset Page
You can always reset the switch to default values by using this function.
•Click Factory Reset to enable this function
•When reset process is finished, click OK to confirm disconnection of current browser connection as
shown in Figure 5-34.
Note: Please be aware that the switch will reboot after a successful reset.
Logout
When finished with all configuration and settings, click Logout to disconnect the current browser connection.
The login page will pop up.

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CHAPTER 4: Software Upgrade Procedure
The application software for the Smart Switch is upgradeable, enabling your switch to take advantage of
improvements and additional features as they become available. The upgrade procedure and the required
equipment are described in the following section.
The upgrade procedure is as follows:
1. Save the new firmware to your computer.
2. Start the Smartwizard Discovery utility program.
3. Select your switch by clicking on it.
4. Then click on Firmware Upgrade, as highlighted in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1. Select the switch you want to upgrade and click Firmware Upgrade.
Figure 3-2. Locate New Firmware.
5. Enter the location of the new firmware in the Firmware path below Firmware setting. Alternatively,
you can click Browse to locate the file. See Figure 3-2.
6. Click Start to download the new firmware file in non-volatile memory.

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Figure 3-3. Enter Password and click Start.
Note: Once the system finishes firmware upgrade process, the switch will automatically reboot. The
Smartwizard Discovery utility will determine success of upgrade process based on the success of the
system reboot.

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APPENDIX A: DEFAULT SETTINGS
This appendix provides default settings for the NETGEAR Smart Switches. You can always configure the
switch to default settings by using the Factory Reset function from a Web browser.
Table A-1. Default Settings
FEATURE DEFAULT SETTING
Port Speed Auto-negotiation
Port Duplex Auto-negotiation
Flow Control (half duplex) Enabled
Flow Control (full duplex) Enabled
IP Configuration DHCP enabled
Password password
VLAN Port-Based VLAN
Link Aggregation (Trunk) Disabled
Traffic Prioritization (QoS) Optimized for flow control, all ports set normal priority

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APPENDIX B: IEEE 802.1Q VLAN
A Local Area Network (LAN) can generally be defined as a broadcast domain. Hubs, bridges or switches in
the same physical segment or segments connect all end node switches. End nodes can communicate with
each other without the need for arouter. Routers connect LANs together, routing the traffic to appropriate
port.
A virtual LAN (VLAN) is a local-area network with a definition that maps workstations on some other basis
than geographic location (for example, by department, type of user, or primary application). To
communicate between VLANs, traffic must go through a router, just as if they were on two separate LANs.
A VLAN is a group of PCs, servers and other network resources that behave as if they were connected to a
single, network segment — even though they may not be. For example, all marketing personnel may be
spread throughout a building. Yet if they are all assigned to a single VLAN, they can share resources and
bandwidth as if they were connected to the same segment. The resources of other departments can be
invisible to the marketing VLAN members, accessible to all, or accessible only to specified individuals,
depending on how the IT manager has set up the VLANs.
The Advantages of VLANs
Easy to do network segmentation
Users communicate most frequently with each other can be grouped into common VLANs, regardless of
physical location. Each group's traffic is largely contained within the VLAN, reducing extraneous traffic and
improving the efficiency of the whole network.
Easy to manage
The addition of nodes, as well as moves and other changes can be dealt with quickly and conveniently
from a management interface rather than the wiring closet.
Increased performance
VLANs free up bandwidth by limiting node-to-node and broadcast traffic throughout the network.
Enhanced network security
VLANs create virtual boundaries that can only be crossed through a router. So standard, router-based
security measures can be used to restrict access to each VLAN
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
Packets received by the switch will be treated in the following way:
oWhen an untagged packet enters a port, it will be automatically tagged with the port’s default VLAN
ID tag number. Each port has a default VLAN ID setting that is user configurable (the default setting
is 1). The default VLAN ID setting for each port can be changed in PVID Setting page.
oWhen a tagged packet enters a port, the tag for that packet will be unaffected by the default VLAN
ID Setting.
oThe packet will now proceed to the VLAN specified by its VLAN ID tag number.
oIf the port in which the packet entered does not have membership with the VLAN specified by the
VLAN ID tag, the packet will be dropped.
oIf the port has membership to the VLAN specified by the packet’s VLAN ID, the packet will be able
to be sent to other ports with the same VLAN ID membership.