Vlan Membership - Dell PowerConnect 5224 System User's Manual

NOTE: Use Fast Link if a device is connected to a trunk that requires network access immediately when the link comes up and cannot wait for a
Spanning Tree resolution.
Fast Link — Immediately enables the trunk in forwarding state when a link comes up. The trunk is not part of the Spanning Tree at that time, but will
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participate in future Spanning Tree resolutions.
CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Spanning Tree/Trunk Settings page.
Command
bridge-group bridge-group path-cost cost
bridge-group bridge-group priority priority
bridge-group bridge-group portfast
Example
Console(config)#interface port-channel 1
Console(config-if)#bridge-group 1 path-cost 50
Console(config-if)#bridge-group 1 priority 0
Console(config-if)#bridge-group 1 portfast
VLAN
You can use virtual LANs (VLANs) to assign ports on the switch to any of up to 255 LAN groups. In conventional networks with routers, broadcast and multicast
traffic is split up into separate domains. Switches do not inherently support broadcast domains, which can lead to broadcast storms in large networks. By
using IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs and GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP), you can organize any group of network nodes into separate broadcast
domains, confining broadcast and multicast traffic to the originating group. This also provides a more secure and cleaner network environment. For more
information on how to use VLANs, see "VLANs."
The VLAN page includes links to the following pages:

VLAN Membership

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Port Settings
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Trunk Settings
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GVRP
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VLAN Membership
On the VLAN Membership page, you define VLAN groups. The following options are available:
Show VLAN — Select the VLAN for which you want to edit the membership setting.
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Name — Specifies user-defined name of the VLAN.
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VLAN ID — Specifies numeric ID of the VLAN (1 to 4094).
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Remove VLAN — Check this box to remove an existing VLAN.
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Status — Configures the VLAN as Active or Suspended.
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Creation — Indicates whether the VLAN has been created as a permanent (static) VLAN or has been dynamically created through GVRP.
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Port/Trunk toggle buttons — Allows you to select VLAN membership for each port or trunk by toggling the value of the Port/Trunk button:
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'U': Port is a member of the VLAN. All packets transmitted by the port will be untagged, that is, not carry a tag and therefore not carry VLAN or
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CoS information.
'T': Port is a member of the VLAN. All packets transmitted by the port will be tagged, that is, carry a tag and, therefore, carry VLAN or CoS
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information.
Usage
Configures the spanning tree path cost for the specified trunk
Configures the priority for the specified trunk
Sets a trunk to fast forwarding state