This window appears when you select the Create VLAN menu option, or if you select New in the VLAN Selection View or the Role VLAN window in the Role Wizard. See How to Create a VLAN, How to Create a Policy VLAN Island, and Roles for additional information.
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- VLAN Name
- The name for the VLAN you want to create. VLAN names can be up to 32 characters in length, including spaces. Do not create a VLAN name that uses any letters with diacritical marks. Diacritical marked letters are not supported by SNMP. VLAN names are case sensitive. For example, "Sales" and "sales" would be considered two different VLAN names. You can have multiple VLANs with the same name but with different VLAN IDs in Policy Manager.
- VLAN ID
- Unique numerical identifier for the VLAN, also known as VID. Can be a value between 1 and 4094, with VID1 being reserved for the DEFAULT VLAN (a name for a particular VLAN, not to be confused with a default VLAN you assign to a role). To select the next VID in sequence, click Next Available VID.
- This VLAN is intended as a Discard VLAN only
- If this VLAN is to be used to deny traffic, select this box. If it is to be used to contain traffic, leave the box unchecked.
- Dynamic Egress Enabled
- Dynamic Egress is enabled by default in Policy Manager. If you want to disable Dynamic Egress, uncheck the box. If you select "This VLAN is intended as a Discard VLAN only" option, the Dynamic Egress Enabled checkbox is automatically deselected. If for some reason you wish to have it enabled for a discard VLAN, you can reselect it. See Dynamic Egress for more information.
- Always write VLAN to device(s)
- If the box is checked, the VLAN will be written to the device whether the VLAN is being used in a rule or role, or not. If it is not checked, the VLAN will not be written to the device unless it is being used in a rule or role. Enabling this option is a way of ensuring that the device is aware of a VLAN that is being used for something other than policy configuration, and it allows you to configure that VLAN for Dynamic Egress.
- Next Available VID Button
- Enters the next unassigned VID in the VLAN ID field.
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