D-Link DWC-1000 [150/368] Creating vlans

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Section 5 - Advanced Network Conguration

VLANs

AvirtualLocalAreaNetwork(VLAN)isalogicalsegmentinaswitchednetwork.Itallowsindependentlogical

networkstobecreatedwithinasinglephysicalnetwork.VLANsseparatedevicesintodierentbroadcastdomains

and Layer 3 subnets. Devices within a VLAN can communicate without routing. The primary use of VLANs is to

split large switched networks, which are large broadcast domains.

ThewirelesscontrollerprovidesVLANfunctionalityforassigninguniqueVLANIDstoLANportssothattrac

to and from that physical port can be isolated from the general LAN. VLAN ltering is particularly useful to limit

broadcast packets of a device in a large network.

Creating VLANs

Path:Network>VLAN>VLANSettings

You can create VLANs on the VLAN Settings page. After you create VLANs, you can use the same page to view,

edit, and delete VLANs.

To create a VLAN:

1. Go to Network > VLAN > VLAN Settings.

2. Click Add New VLAN. The following pop-up box will appear.