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7.4 Horizon Compact Plus VLAN Settings
The following tables describe the behavior of Horizon Compact Plus management packets with respect
to VLAN settings on the Horizon Compact Plus system.
Table 7-1
VLAN tagging is OFF
In this configuration VLAN tagging is OFF, therefore no Horizon Compact Plus packets contain VLAN
tags.
Condition
Horizon Compact Plus Outgoing Packet
Horizon Compact Plus incoming packet does NOT
contain a VLAN tag
Horizon Compact Plus responds to the packet.
There is no VLAN tag inserted.
Horizon Compact Plus incoming packet contains a
VLAN tag
Horizon Compact Plus does not respond to the
incoming packet. Horizon Compact Plus will not
respond to packets that have a VLAN tag.
Horizon Compact Plus generates a packet (e.g.
SNMP Trap)
There is no VLAN tag inserted.
FTP Server, SNMP Manager, SNMP Trap Hosts
are NOT on a VLAN
Servers are reachable by Horizon Compact Plus.
FTP Server, SNMP Manager, SNMP Trap Hosts
are on the same VLAN as Horizon Compact Plus
Servers are NOT reachable by Horizon Compact
Plus since Horizon Compact Plus does not insert a
VLAN tag into the packet.
Table 7-2
VLAN tagging is ON.
In this configuration VLAN tagging is ON, therefore ALL Horizon Compact Plus packets must contain
VLAN tags.
Condition
Horizon Compact Plus Outgoing Packet
Horizon Compact Plus incoming packet does NOT
contain a VLAN tag
Horizon Compact Plus does not respond to the
packet. Horizon Compact Plus will only respond to
packets that contain the appropriate VLAN tag.
Horizon Compact Plus incoming packet contains a
VLAN tag
Horizon Compact Plus responds to the packet if the
VLAN tag matches the Horizon Compact Plus
programmed VLAN tag.
Horizon Compact Plus generates a packet (e.g.
SNMP Trap)
Horizon Compact Plus inserts the programmed
VLAN tag in the response.
FTP Server, SNMP Manager, SNMP Trap Hosts
are NOT on a VLAN
Servers are NOT reachable by Horizon Compact
Plus. Horizon Compact Plus does not insert a
VLAN tag into the packet but the target has been
programmed for VLAN.
FTP Server, SNMP Manager, SNMP Trap Hosts
are on the same VLAN as Horizon Compact Plus
Servers are reachable by Horizon Compact Plus
since they have the matching VLAN tag.