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A VLAN is a group of ports that can be anywhere in the network, but communicate as though they were in the same area.

VLANs can be easily organized to reflect department groups (such as R&D, Marketing), usage groups (such as e-mail), or multicast groups (multimedia applications such as video conferencing), and therefore help to simplify network management by allowing users to move devices to a new VLAN without having to change any physical connections.

The IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Configuration page provides powerful VID management functions. The original settings have the VID as 01, named “default”, and all ports as “Untagged”.

Rename: Click to rename the VLAN group.
Delete VID: Click to delete the VLAN group.
Add New VID: Click to create a new VID group, assigning ports from 01 to 28 as Untag, Tag, or Not Member:A port can be untagged in only one VID. To save the VID group, press Apply.You may change the name accordingly to the desired groups, such as the aforementioned R&D, Marketing,email, etc.

Tags: 802.1Q, DES-1228P, Smart Switch, vlan

The D-Link DWL-2700AP has been upgraded to the B version of the above changes：

Release Notes:

Firmware: 3.30
Date: 05/10/10

Problem Resolved:
1. [FW] Fix device with new flash cannot download image.
2. [FW] Disable the function that syslog file writing every five minutes, and remove syslog file parse when system initiates.
3. [FW] Remove the message ` Press Enter to login` when telnet.
4. Support Ethernet in/out traffic for standard MIB.
5. Support maximum community string length to 32 characters.

Enhancements:

1. [FW] add new Flash chip support.

Firmware: 3.20
Date: 12/21//09

1. Add Administration VLAN.
2. Add Primary SSID with VLAN tag.
3. Add Secondary Radius Server (backup).
4. Add Priority by SSID.
5. Add IGMP snooping v1/v2.
6. Add Rogue AP detection.
7. Support Acct-Interim-Interval attribute for accounting function.
8. Add trap categorization-trap enable/disable, system/wireless sub trap group.
9. Support Trap002-1.
10. Support to administrate AP with WLAN (Default enable).
11. Support 4 management IP range on WEB UI.
12, Add need CLI command to input SNMP Location.
14, Ping Enable/Disable (default: Ping Enable).
15. Add multi WMM control.

Firmware: 3.10
Date: 03/03/08

1. Fixed DHCP server malfunction in MSSID mode.
2. Fixed associated more than 83 STAs AP will reboot. Current limitation of allowed connected STAs is 64.
3. Modify HouseKeeping period from 60 seconds to 10 seconds.
4. If a specific STA be silent for 5 more seconds, AP could send a null-data to trigger it up.

Tags: DWL-2700AP, Firmware, vlan

This article teaches you to set the vlans of D-Link DAP Series AirPremier N Dual Band PoE Access Point.

Step 1: Please log in to the unit by visiting it´s IP address in your web browser and logging in with your username and password.

The default values are below:
URL: http://192.168.0.50
Username: admin
Password: (blank)

Step 2: Choose Advanced Settings -> VLAN on the left hand menu.

Step 3: Select Enable under VLAN Status and then hit the Save Button.

Step 4: Click the Trash Can Icon next to the default VLAN to delete the default VLAN.

Step 5: Now we are going to add our VLANs to this AP. We will begin with a default VLAN and then add one or more additional VLANs.

Step 6: Choose the Add/Edit VLAN Tab and click the Save Button when you are finished adding a VLAN.

For our default VLAN we are going to use the below parameters:

Name: 1
VID: 1
Mgmt: Untag
LAN: Untag
Primary: Untag
S-1: Not Member
S-2: Not Member
S-3: Not Member
S-4: Not Member
S-5: Not Member
S-6: Not Member
S-7: Not Member
W-1: Untag
W-2: Untag
W-3: Untag
W-4: Untag
W-5: Untag
W-6: Untag
W-7: Untag
W-8: Untag

Step 8: Select the PVID Settings Tab and ensure that PVID Auto Assign Status is Enabled and then hit the Save Buttons.

Step 9: Choose The Configuration Button and then Save and Activate on the Top Menu.

Tags: Access Point, DAP, vlan

Currently the only Web Smart D-Link Switches that support 802.1q VLANS are the following:

• DES-1250G
• DES-1228
• DES-1228P
• DES-1252
• DES-1316
• DES-1526
• DES-3252P
• DGS-1216T
• DGS-1224T
• DGS-1248T

Setup VLANs on D-Link Web Smart Switches,DGS-1248T As an Example:

Step 1: Open a web browser and login to the web-based configuration of the DGS-1248T.

Step 2: Click VLAN on the left.

Step 3: Click Add New VID.

Step 4: Enter the VID number. This must be a number between 2 and 4095. Select the ports that you want in the new VLAN and then click Apply.

Step 5: Select Port VID Setting using the drop-down list next to IEEE 802.10 VLAN.

Step 6: Enter the VID next to the corresponding ports and then click Apply.

Step 7: Un-check the ports you configured with the new VID from the default VLAN and then click Apply.

Tags: DGS-1248T, vlan, Web Smart Switch

Step 1: Connect COM port of the computer to the console port of the switch with a RS-232 serial cable.

Step 2: Open hyperterminal on the computer and configure as followed:

• Bits per second: 9600
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
• Flow Control: None

Launch the hyperterminal monitor and Power cycle the switch.
When it boots up, log in using the default user name, admin, and no password.
Press Enter to get the console# prompt.

Step 3: Set an IP address on the switch.
Note: The IP address needs to be on the same subnet as your computer.

Step 4: Open a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape, and enter the IP address, that you set in the previous step, in the address bar.

eg. http://192.168.0.200 .

Step 5: You will be prompted for a user name and password.The default user name is admin and there is no password. Select OK.

Step 6: Select Basic Setup, from the top. Under Vlan, on the left side, select Properties.

Step 7: Click the Create button and use the following configuration:
VLAN ID: 2.
VLAN Name: VLAN2.
Click Submit.

Step 8: Go back to Vlan, on the left side, and select Properties again.
Select Show All.
You should now see both your Vlans
ie. 1 and 2.

Step 9: Under Vlan.
Select Membership. You should see Vlan 1 the default port settings.

Step 10: Select the ports you wish to assign to Vlan 2.
In this example we use ports 3, 4 and 5 for our Vlan 2.

Step 11: In the example port 5 is being configured for Vlan 2 Selecting Vlan ID 2 and Selecting the number 5 just above port 5.

Select Untagged and press Submit.

Step 12: To save your settings, select File Management, from the left side. Choose Copy Files.

Step 13: Select the radio button next to Copy Configuration.

Set Source to Running Configuration.
Set Destination to Startup Configuration.
Press Submit.

Step 14: Press Close.

Tags: RS-232, separate, switch, vlan