D-Link DGS-1210-10P User Manual - page 37

5  Configuration  

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Figure 48 – Configuration > 802.1Q VLAN > Default Setting 

Figure 49 – Configuration > 802.1Q VLAN > Add VID 

Figure 50 – Configuration > 802.1Q VLAN > Example VIDs 

Figure 51 – Configuration > 802.1Q VLAN > VID Assignments 

Configuration > Asymmetric VLAN 

This function is located in the 802.1Q Configuration page. It allows devices in different VLANs to 

communicate with the servers, firewalls or other shared resources in the shared VLAN. This configuration is 

accomplished in three steps: 

Enabling Asymmetric VLAN function 

Creating shared VLAN and access VLAN  

Configuring the PVID of access VLAN 

Asymmetric VLAN is especially effective when used in a small network where a L3 routing device is absent, 

or if the resource to be shared is not capable of supporting tagged VLAN (for example, a printer). 

The example below is a typical application of Asymmetric VLAN. Servers and firewall are located in shared 

VLAN (default VLAN), and PCs 1, 2 and 3 are located in different VLAN. Because VLANs remain separate, 

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