Configuring VLANs 613VLAN Configuration ExamplesThis section contains the following examples:• Configuring VLANs Using Dell OpenManage Administrator• Configuring VLANs Using the CLI• Configuring a Voice VLANThis example assumes that network administrator wants to create the VLANsin Table 21-9:NOTE: For an example that shows how to use a RADIUS server to provide VLANinformation, see "Controlling Authentication-Based VLAN Assignment" onpage 508. For an example that shows how to allow the switch to dynamicallycreate RADIUS-assigned VLANS, see "Allowing Dynamic VLAN Creation ofRADIUS-Assigned VLANs" on page 512.Table 21-9. Example VLANsVLANIDVLAN Name VLAN Type Purpose100 Engineering Port-based All employees in the Engineering departmentuse this VLAN. Confining this department’straffic to a single VLAN helps reduce the amountof traffic in the broadcast domain, whichincreases bandwidth.200 Marketing Port-based All employees in the Marketing department usethis VLAN.300 Sales MAC-based The sales staff works remotely but occasionallycomes to the office. Since these employees donot have assigned work areas, they typically plugtheir laptops into a network port in an availablecubicle, office, or conference room.400 Payroll Port-based The payroll department has sensitive traffic andneeds its own VLAN to help keep that trafficprivate.
