Netgear XCM8810 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide - Page 437

NETGEAR 8800 Chassis Switch CLI Manual Default N/A. Usage Guidelines The PVLAN is a framework that links network and subscriber VLANs; it is not an actual VLAN. A private VLAN name must begin with an alphabetical character and may contain alphanumeric characters and underscores (_), but it cannot contain spaces. The maximum allowed length for a name is 32 characters. For private VLAN naming guidelines and a list of reserved names, see the section on "Object Names" in the NETGEAR 8800 User Manual. If no virtual router is specified, the PVLAN is created in the default VR context. Example The following command creates a PVLAN named companyx: create private-vlan companyx create protocol create protocol Description Creates a user-defined protocol filter. Syntax Description name Specifies a protocol filter name. The protocol filter name can have a maximum of 31 characters. Default N/A. Usage Guidelines Protocol-based VLANs enable you to define packet filters that the switch can use as the matching criteria to determine if a particular packet belongs to a particular VLAN. After you create the protocol, you must configure it using the configure protocol command. To assign it to a VLAN, use the configure {vlan} protocol command. Example The following command creates a protocol named fred: Chapter 9. VLAN Commands | 437