Configuring a VLAN

Complete the following steps to configure a VLAN.

  1. From the main menu, select Layer 2 > VLAN.

    Configuring a VLAN: Basic Settings

    On the VLAN page, you can perform the following actions:
    • Search and view existing VLANs: To view existing VLANs, follow one of the following methods:
      • Click the icon to display a list of all configured VLANs. From the list, select a specific VLAN to view its configuration details.
      • Click the icon to activate the search function, then enter a specific VLAN name or ID in the search field. Click on the VLAN entry in the resulting list to view its configuration details.
    • Clone a VLAN: To learn more about VLAN cloning, refer to Cloning a VLAN.
    • Add a VLAN: Continue to step 2 to configure a new VLAN.
    • Edit a VLAN: Select an existing VLAN from the list. Select the required ports to add or remove the ports from the VLAN. Make the necessary changes, click Apply, then click OK in the confirmation window.
      Note: If you want to use the VLAN ID "VLAN 1" as a configurable VLAN, you can assign a different VLAN ID to the default VLAN. You must specify a valid VLAN ID that is not already in use. Reassigning a different VLAN ID to the default VLAN does not change the properties of the default VLAN, but allows you to use the VLAN ID "VLAN 1" as a configurable VLAN.
      Note: The VLAN name is not editable after a VLAN is configured.
    • Delete a VLAN: Select a configured VLAN from the list and click the icon. The Delete VLAN confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click Apply to delete the selected VLAN.
  2. Click the icon to create a new VLAN.
  3. Complete the following fields:
    • VLAN Id: Enter an ID for the VLAN.

      You can configure up to 4094 port-based VLANs on a Layer 2 switch or Layer 3 switch. On both device types, valid VLAN IDs are 1–4095 (except for VLANs 4087 and 4090–4094, which are reserved and cannot be configured). By default, all the ports on a RUCKUS device are in a single port-based VLAN. This VLAN is called the DEFAULT-VLAN and is VLAN 1.

    • VLAN Name: Enter a name for the VLAN. The name can be up to 32 characters in length.
  4. In the Basic Setting tab, add ports to the VLAN by performing the following actions:
    1. If the unit is a stack, select a unit ID box in the STACK UNIT panel to view the corresponding ports panel of the stack unit. If the unit is standalone, then the unit's ports panel is displayed by default.
    2. To add tagged ports, select T-Tagged Ports and manually select the required ports on the ports panel or utilize the Select Ports options. To remove the added ports, select the ports again on the ports panel or utilize the Unselect Ports options.
    3. To add untagged ports, select U-UnTagged Ports and manually select the required ports on the ports panel or utilize the Select Ports options. To remove the added ports, select the ports again on the ports panel or utilize the Unselect Ports options.
      The color code of the stack unit indicates that the ports of that unit are associated with the VLAN. The color of the ports in the ports panel indicates that the ports are part of the VLAN. The letter T represents a tagged port and the letter U represents an untagged port.
    Note: Bulk selection and unselection of ports is supported when configuring Tagged and UnTagged ports, thereby improving the user experience when needing to select a large number of ports.
    • Select Ports: Select and add multiple ports to the VLAN.
      • All: Select and add all ports.
      • Range: Enter a range of ports and select OK to add the range of ports.

      The ports that are added to the VLAN display in the Selected Ports panel.

    • Unselect Ports: Remove multiple ports from the VLAN.
      • All: Select and remove all ports.
      • Range: Enter a range of ports and select OK to remove the range of ports.
  5. In the Advanced Setting tab, configure the required features at the VLAN level:

    Configuring a VLAN: Advanced Settings

    • IGMP Snooping: Configures IGMP snooping for the VLAN, and sets the IGMP mode as active or passive. Select one of the following modes:
      • Active: Configures IGMP active mode so that the device actively sends out IGMP queries to identify multicast groups on the network, and makes entries in the IGMP table based on the group membership reports it receives.
      • Passive: Configures IGMP passive mode so that the device does not send queries but forwards reports to the router ports that receive queries. When passive mode is configured on a VLAN, queries are forwarded to the entire VLAN.
    • Multicast Version: Configures the IGMP version for snooping on a VLAN. Select one of the following versions:
      • Version 2: Configures IGMP version 2.
      • Version 3: Configures IGMP version 3.
    • Spanning Tree: Enables the STP version on a VLAN.
      • STP: Enables STP on the VLAN.
      • RSTP: Enables Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) defined by IEEE 802.1w on the VLAN.
    • Spanning Priority: Configures the priority of the bridge in a spanning tree (instance of STP). The bridge with the lowest value has the highest priority and is the root. A higher numerical value means a lower priority; thus, the highest priority is 0. Select a value using the spinner arrows.
    • ARP Inspection: Toggle to enable or disable ARP inspection.
    • IP4 DHCP Snooping: Toggle to enable or disable IP4 DHCP snooping on the VLAN.
  6. Click Apply. The Port Setting confirmation window is displayed, showing the tagged and untagged ports that are selected and removed as part of the VLAN configuration.
  7. Click OK to apply the VLAN configuration to the device.
Parent topic: VLAN

Cloning a VLAN

An existing VLAN can be cloned to create a new VLAN with all the configurations of the originally configured VLAN. You can then modify the cloned VLAN as necessary to customize it.
Complete the following steps to clone a VLAN.
  1. From the main menu, select Layer 2 > VLAN.
  2. Select an existing VLAN from the list.
  3. Click the icon. The VLAN Id field becomes editable.
  4. In the VLAN Id field, specify a valid VLAN ID that is not already in use.
  5. (Optional) Edit the Basic Setting and Advanced Setting fields as necessary. However, you may choose to modify the settings at a later time.
  6. Click Apply to clone the existing VLAN and create a new VLAN with all the configurations of the originally configured VLAN.