VLAN islands enable you to set up, for example, a guest VLAN that restricts the guests in one facility from communicating with guests in another facility. See Policy VLAN Islands for more information.
Instructions on:
Creating a VLAN Island
You can create a Policy VLAN Island as follows:
Note: VLANs used in VLAN islands must be Island VLANs.
- Open the Access Control Configuration window (available from the Policy Manager Edit menu).
- In the left-panel of the Access Control Configuration window, click Policy VLAN Islands.
- In the right-panel, click the VLANs Tab and click Create.
- In the Create VLAN window, enter a name for the VLAN. Click OK.
- Click Close.
Modifying a VLAN Island
Once you've created a VLAN island, you can change its characteristics using the right-panel tabs as follows:
- To change a VLAN island name: Right-click the island in the left-panel of the VLANs window and select Rename.
- To change a VLAN island description: Use the island's Island Topology tab.
- To edit an Island VLAN ID: Use the Edit Island VLAN ID button on the island's VLANs tab.
- To change a VLAN Island Configuration (Base ID, Offset, Naming Convention): Use the Policy VLAN Islands folder Island Topology tab .
- To add or remove devices from a VLAN island: Use the VLAN Islands Add/Remove Devices window.
Deleting a VLAN Island
You cannot delete the Default Island.
- Open the Access Control Configuration window and expand the Policy VLAN Islands folder.
- In the left-panel of the Access Control Configuration window, expand Policy VLAN Islands.
- Right-click the island you want to delete and select Delete.
- Click Yes to confirm the deletion.
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