Configuring a VLAN

Complete the following steps to configure a VLAN.

  1. Select Layer 2 > VLAN.

    Configuring a VLAN: Basic Settings

    You can perform the following actions:
    • 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.
    • Search and view existing VLANs: To view existing VLANs, follow one of the following methods:
      • Select to the configured VLANs are displayed in a list. Select a VLAN to view the configuration details.
      • Enter a VLAN name or VLAN ID in the search field and select to view the configuration details.
    • 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 and select Apply.
      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 select . The Delete VLAN confirmation dialog box displays. Select Apply to delete the selected VLAN.
  2. Select 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 through 4095. You can configure up to the maximum number of VLANs within that ID range. 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. Select a unit ID box in the STACK UNIT panel to view the corresponding port panel of the stack unit.
    2. To add tagged ports, select T-Tagged Ports and select the required ports on the ports panel. To remove the added ports, select the ports again on the ports panel.
    3. To add untagged ports, select U-UnTagged Ports and select the required ports on the ports panel. To remove the added ports, select the ports again on the ports panel.
      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.
    4. Choose the following options common to tagged ports and untagged 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 a VLAN, and sets the IGMP mode as active or passive.
      • 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.
      • 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 a VLAN.
      • RSTP: Enables 802.1w on a 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.
    • ARP Inspection: Enables or disables ARP inspection.
    • IP4 DHCP Snooping: Enables or disables IP4 DHCP snooping.
  6. Select Apply. The Port Setting dialog box displays,which shows the tagged and untagged ports that are selected and removed as part of the VLAN configuration.
  7. Select 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.
Complete the following steps to clone a VLAN.
  1. Select Layer 2 > VLAN.
  2. Select an existing VLAN from the list.
  3. Select . The VLAN Id field becomes editable.
  4. In the VLAN Id field, specify a valid VLAN ID that is not already in use.
  5. Select Apply to clone the existing VLAN and create a new VLAN with all the configurations of the originally configured VLAN.