This tutorial explains the basic concepts and fundamentals of VLANs. Learn what VLANs are and how they work in an Ethernet LAN network.
This tutorial provides a general introduction to VLAN's, and includes refreshers on IP addresses, subnetting, and switching. It covers only static VLANs, although understanding these concepts is also necessary for understanding dynamic VLANs.
Follow this step-by-step tutorial to create a VLAN and then configure it to allow data packets from another VLAN to cross over into it.
This lesson explains the basics of VLANs (Virtual LAN), why we need them, how they work, and in what scenarios to use them.
VLANs logically segment the network into different broadcast domains so that packets are only switched between ports that are designated for the same VLAN. Let’s take an example to understand the benefits of VLAN.