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Figure 18
A network setup showing three VLANs
Benefits of VLANs
The main benefit of VLANs is that they provide a network segmentation
system that is far more flexible than any traditional network. Using VLANs
also provides you with three other benefits:
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VLANs ease the movement of devices on networks
With traditional networks, network administrators spend much of
their time dealing with moves and changes. If users move to a
different subnetwork, the addresses of each endstation must be
updated manually.
With a VLAN setup, if an endstation in VLAN
Marketing
for example is
moved to a port in another part of the network, and retains its original
subnet membership, you only need to specify that the new port is in
VLAN
Marketing
. You do not need to carry out any re-cabling.
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VLANs provide extra security
Devices within each VLAN can only communicate with other devices in
the same VLAN. If a device in VLAN
Marketing
needs to communicate
with devices in VLAN
Finance
, the traffic must pass through a routing
device or Layer 3 Switch.
VLAN 1
VLAN 3
VLAN 2
Marketing Department
Development Department
Finance Department
Switch A
Switch B
Backbone connecting multiple switches
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Summary of Contents for 3C17205-US - Corp SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH 4400...
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