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Allied Telesis AT-S86 User Manual

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AT-S86 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-FS750/48 Fast Ethernet switch supports the following types of
VLANs you can create yourself:

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Port-based VLANs

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Tagged VLANs

These VLANs are described in the following sections.