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• 802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration 
This page is used for configuring the Industrial Switch port VLAN. The VLAN per Port 
Configuration page contains fields for managing ports that are part of a VLAN. The 
port default VLAN ID (PVID) is configured on the VLAN Port Configuration page. All 
untagged packets arriving to the device are tagged by the ports PVID. 
Understanding the nomenclature of the Switch
• IEEE 802.1Q Tagged and Untagged 
Every port on an 802.1Q compliant switch can be configured as tagged or untagged. 
 
Tagged
(Trunk Link)
Ports with tagging enabled will put the VID number, priority and other VLAN 
information into the header of all packets that flow into those ports. If a packet has 
previously been tagged, the port will not alter the packet, thus keeping the VLAN 
information intact. The VLAN information in the tag can then be used by other 
802.1Q compliant devices on the network to make packet-forwarding decisions. 
Untagged
(Access Link)
Ports with untagging enabled will strip the 802.1Q tag from all packets that flow into 
those ports. If the packet doesn't have an 802.1Q VLAN tag, the port will not alter the 
packet. Thus, all packets received by and forwarded by an untagging port will have 
no 802.1Q VLAN information. (Remember that the PVID is only used internally within 
the Switch). Untagging is used to send packets from an 802.1Q-compliant network 
device to a non-compliant network device. 
Frame Income
Frame Leave
Income Frame is tagged
Income Frame is untagged
Leave port is tagged
Frame remains tagged
Tag is inserted
Leave port is untagged
Tag is removed
Frame remain untagged
Here pay attention to the explaining of "Access", "Trunk" and "Hybrid". 
• Access: Ports will strip the 802.1Q tag from all packets that out of those ports. If 
the packet doesn't have an 802.1Q VLAN tag, the port will not alter the packet. 
Thus, all packets received by and forwarded by an untagging port will have no 
802.1Q VLAN information. Untagging is used to send packets from an 802.1Q-
compliant network device to a non-compliant network device. 
Ports with "Access" mode belong to a single untagged VLAN. 
• Trunk: Ports with tagging enabled will put the VID number, priority and other VLAN
information into the header of all packets that out of those ports. If a packet has 
previously been tagged, the port will not alter the packet, thus keeping the VLAN 
information intact. The VLAN information in the tag can then be used by other 
802.1Q compliant devices on the network to make packet forwarding decisions. 
