Igure, Gvrp options – GarrettCom Magnum MNS-6K User Manual
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M A G N U M 6 K S W I T C H E S , M N S - 6 K U S E R G U I D E 
 
Per-Port Static VLAN Options
Per Port 
“unknown 
VLAN” (GVRP) 
configuration 
Tagged or Untagged
Auto
Forbid
Learn
Generate advertisements. 
Forward advertisements 
for other VLANs 
Receive advertisements 
and dynamically join any 
advertised VLAN 
Receive 
advertisements and 
dynamically join any 
advertised VLAN that 
has the same VID as 
the static VLAN 
Do not allow the 
port to become a 
member of this 
VLAN 
Block
Generate advertisements 
Forward advertisements 
received from other ports 
to other VLANs 
Do not dynamically join 
any advertised VLAN 
Receive 
advertisements and 
dynamically join any 
advertised VLAN that 
has the same VID 
Do not allow the 
VLAN on this 
port 
Disable
Ignore GVRP and drop 
all GVRP advertisements 
Ignore GVRP and 
drop all GVRP 
advertisements 
Do not allow the 
VLAN on this 
port 
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– GVRP options
As the above table indicates a port that has a tagged or untagged static VLAN has the option to 
both generate advertisements and dynamically join other VLANs. 
 
The unknown VLAN parameters are configured on a per interface basis using the
CLI. The tagged, untagged, Auto, and Forbid options are configured in the 
VLAN context. Since dynamic VLANs operate as tagged VLANs, and it is 
possible that a tagged port on one device may not communicate with an 
untagged port on another device, GarrettCom Inc. recommends that you use 
Tagged VLANs for the static VLANs. 
A dynamic VLAN continues to exist on a port for as long as the port continues to receive 
advertisements of that VLAN from another device connected to that port or until you: 
• Convert the VLAN to a static VLAN 
• Reconfigure the port to Block or Disable 
• Disable GVRP 
• Reboot the switch 
The time-to-live for dynamic VLANs is 10 seconds. That is, if a port has not received an 
advertisement for an existing dynamic VLAN during the last 10 seconds, the port removes itself 
from that dynamic VLAN. 
 
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