Allied Telesis AT-S87 - Manual (Page 65)

AT-S87 Management Software User’s Guide
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management software. You can change the VLAN memberships
through the management software without moving the workstations
physically, or changing group memberships by moving cables from
one switch port to another.
In addition, a virtual LAN can span more than one switch. This means
that the end nodes of a VLAN do not need to be connected to the
same switch and so are not restricted to being in the same physical
location.
The AT-GS950/48 Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switch supports the following
types of VLANs you can create yourself:
ˆ Port-based VLANs
ˆ Tagged VLANs
These VLANs are described in the following sections.