A VLAN or Virtual LAN is a custom network created from one or more existing LANs.
It enables groups of devices from multiple networks (both wired and wireless) to be combined into a single logical network.
The result is a virtual LAN that can be administered like a physical LAN.
Because VLANs can be configured on the local device AND InControl take note of the following:
- VLANs defined on a device but not on InControl are “device managed”. InControl will not manage them.
- VLANs defined on both a device and InControl are “InControl managed”, which means that:
- InControl will control their Name, Inter-VLAN Routing option, and Captive Portal settings.
- Their IP settingswill be kept intact.
- When a VLAN is removed from InControl, it will be removed from the device as well.
- If a VLAN gets defined on InControl but not yet on the device, it will be defined on the device as well. Its
- IP address will follow the Default IP Address setting.
Default VLAN
The Default VLAN is the VLAN which all Access Ports are assigned to until they are explicitly placed in another VLAN. … Typically, this VLAN is only relevant on an Access (untagged) ports port, which is a port that sends and expects to receive traffic without a VLAN tag.