Creating VLANs
You can create a VLAN, but this has no effect until the VLAN is attached to at least one port, either manually or dynamically. Ports must always belong to one or more VLANs.
The Cisco Sx300 Series switch supports 256 VLANs, including the default VLAN. Each VLAN must be configured with a unique VID (VLAN ID) with a value from 1 to 4094. The switch reserves VID 4095 as the Discard VLAN. All packets classified to the Discard VLAN are discarded at ingress, and are not forwarded to a port.
To create a VLAN:
- Click VLAN Management > Create VLAN. The Create VLAN page opens.
The Create VLAN page displays the following fields for all VLANs:
- Click Add to add a new VLAN or select an existing VLAN and click Edit to modify the VLAN parameters. The Add/Edit VLAN page opens.
The page enables the creation of either a single VLAN or a range of VLANs.
- To create a single VLAN, select the VLAN radio button, enter the VLAN ID (VID), and optionally the VLAN Name.
To create a range of VLANs, select the Range radio button, and specify the range of VLANs to be created by entering the Starting VID and Ending VID, inclusive.
- Click Apply to create the VLAN(s).