TP-Link T1600G-28PS Jetstream Smart Switches User Guide - Page 223

Configuring GVRP 3 Configuration Example Configuration Example 3.1 Network Requirements Department A and Department B of a company are connected using switches. Offices of one department are distributed on different floors. As shown in Figure 3-1, the network topology is complicated. Configuration of the same VLAN on different switches is required so that computers in the same department can communicate with each other. Figure 3-1 Network Topology Dept. A: VLAN 10 Switch 1 Dept. A: VLAN 10 Switch 3 Gi1/0/1 Gi1/0/1 Gi1/0/2 Gi1/0/2 Switch 5 Switch 6 ... Gi1/0/1 Gi1/0/1 Gi1/0/3 Gi1/0/3 Gi1/0/1 Gi1/0/1 Switch 2 Dept. B: VLAN 20 Switch 4 Dept. B: VLAN 20 3.2 Configuration Scheme To reduce manual configuration and maintenance workload, GVRP can be enabled to implement dynamic VLAN registration and update on the switches. When configuring GVRP, please note the following: ■■ The two departments are in separate VLANs. To make sure the switches only dynamically create the VLAN of their own department, you need to set the registration mode for ports on Switch 1-4 as Fixed to prevents dynamic registration and deregistration of VLANs and allow the port to transmit only the static VLAN registration information. ■■ To configure dynamic VLAN creation on the other switches, set the registration mode of the corresponding ports as Normal to allow dynamic registration and deregistration of VLANs. User Guide 198