Description:
This article describes how VLAN can be set up via the LANCOM Management Cloud (LMC).
Requirements:
Scenario:
Procedure:
1) Creating the networks and adjusting the network settings for the switches:
1.1) Creating the networks:
1.11) Connect to the LMC, navigate to the menu Networks and click Add Network → Network.
1.1.2) Modify the following parameters and then click Save to create a management network.
Since LANCOM switches in the factory state always use the management VLAN 1, they can no longer be managed by the LMC if a different VLAN ID is used. For this reason, the option Tag network data (VLAN) cannot be activated for the management network. In other words the network must operate “untagged”. This can only be changed in the LMC using an add-in script, which is not covered in this article. |
1.1.3) Create another network by clicking Add Network → Network. Modify the following parameters and then click Save to create a productive network.
1.2) Adapting the network specifications for the switches:
The network specifications apply to all switches with the same number of ports. In the network specifications, the tagging modes Access, Hybrid and Trunk can be set.
The tagging modes can also be configured by using the Overview for the respective switch (see step 3). This allows more detailed options to be set for the tagging modes. If no network is assigned to a port, it is deactivated by the LMC. No communication is then possible via this port. |
1.2.1) Click the management network created in step 1.1.2 to go to advanced settings.
1.2.2) Go to the Switches tab, choose the option with the matching number of ports (in this example the GS-3510XP with 10 ports) and select the ports on which the network is allowed to communicate (in this example the ports 1, 3 and 5).
Then click Save.
If necessary, repeat this step for additional switch models. |
1.2.3) Click the production network created in step 1.1.3 to go to advanced settings.
1.2.4) Go to the Switches tab, choose the option with the matching number of ports (in this example the GS-3510XP with 10 ports) and select the ports on which the network is allowed to communicate (in this example the ports 1 and 5).
Then click Save.
If necessary, repeat this step for additional switch models. |
2) Creating the site:
2.1) Go to the Sites menu and click Add site.
2.2) Enter a descriptive name for the site and click Add (in this example Headquarter).
2.3) Click the site created in step 2.2 to go to advanced settings.
2.4) Go to the Networks tab and click Assign networks.
2.5) Choose the networks created in steps 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 and click Assign.
2.6) Go to the Devices tab and click Assign devices.
2.7) Select the devices for this site and click Assign.
3) Configuring the different tagging modes on the switch:
Tagging mode settings made in the Overview overrides any tagging settings previously made in the Port management (see step 1.2). This allows you to make more detailed settings for the tagging modes that are not otherwise possible with the network settings (e.g. operating the "untagged" network on a "tagged" port).
You can find additional information on the different VLAN tagging modes in the following Knowledge Base article: |
Go to the Devices menu and click on the switch to access the advanced settings.
3.1) Configuring the hybrid tagging mode:
3.1.1) Click on the desired port (in this example port 1) and adjust these parameters in the menu that follows:
3.1.2) Set the Untagged network to the network that is to be transmitted untagged (in this example Management) and click Save.
3.2) Configuring the tagging mode Access:
3.2.1) Click on the desired port (in this example port 3) and adjust these parameters in the menu that follows:
3.2.2) Set the Untagged network to the network that is to be transmitted untagged (in this example Management) and click Save.
3.3) Configuring the tagging mode Trunk:
When using the Trunk tagging mode, make absolutely sure that a device is connected to the port that also uses the Trunk tagging mode (e.g. another switch). Otherwise there will be no communication via this port!
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3.3.1) Click on the desired port (in this example port 5) and adjust these parameters in the menu that follows:
3.3.2) For the Untagged network, set the option No untagged network and click Save.
4) Rolling out the configuration to the devices:
4.1) Go to the menu Devices.
4.2) Select the devices and click on the “dots” icon in the upper right-hand corner to access the additional options.
4.3) Click on Configuration roll out.
4.4) Confirm the prompt by clicking on Roll out.