Enterasys Networks 700 - Manual (Page 89)

Managing the Module 2-69
The MultiSwitch 700 Device View
• Hybrid mode, which allows a port to receive and transmit both tagged and
untagged frames. In this mode, the port will be a member of its statically
assigned VLAN, as well as any dynamically learned VLANs. Hybrid mode is
enabled by default.
For more information on 802.1Q port operational modes, see 802.1Q Port Types ,
on page 2-63 .
Discard
This field displays the port’s current frame discard format (discardTagged,
discardUntagged
, or noDiscard).
The VLAN ID, Port Operational Mode, and Port Discard fields, below the list
box, allow you to configure your ports as follows:
VLAN ID
This field allows you to associate a selected port with an existing VLAN. See
Assigning VLAN Membership to Ports , on page 2-69 , for details on performing
this operation.
Port Operational Mode
This field allows you to assign a mode of operation to a selected port. See Setting
Port Operational Modes , on page 2-70 , for details on using this field.
Port Discard
This field allows you to specify the frame discard format (discardTagged,
discardUntagged, or noDiscard) for a selected port. See
Setting Port Frame
Discard Formats , on page 2-70 , for details on using this field.
Assigning VLAN Membership to Ports
To assign a port on your 802.1Q switch to any of your defined VLANs:
1. In the list box, click to select a port that you wish to assign to a VLAN. The
port’s current VLAN configuration information, including its VLAN ID, will be
displayed in the fields below the list box.
2. In the VLAN ID field, click to select the VLAN ID of the VLAN to which you
wish to assign the selected port.
3. Click the Apply button. The new VLAN assignment will be reflected in the
VLAN Port Config window’s list box for the selected port.
NOTE
If you assign a port to a VLAN that is in a Disabled state, the VLAN will automatically
be Enabled once the port assignment operation has been completed.