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VLAN access, trunk and general tagged or untagged
Hi everyone,
I'm sure you've seen that a lot but I haven't found a explanation that makes me understand completely that.
My understanding is that access mode is to connect devices to switch/router, trunk to connect switches with other switches or routers. However it's a bit grey for me where the General is needed ?
For access mode you have to untag and set the VLAN ID to that port that you want the devices connected to it to have it. When would you tag a port in access mode ?
For switches connected to each other, I have to set the port that does the link as trunk, and for example if I have 5 VLANS, I have to tag that port in trunk mode with all 5 VLANS ?
Thank you in advance!
DELL-Josh Cr
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March 15th, 2018 16:00
Hi,
Can you private message me your service tag so I can get some additional information?
Access mode is mostly for end devices that do not have/understand VLAN tags. Trunk mode is for tagged VLANs and you are correct you would take a port with all of the VLANs you need. General is for ports that might have multiple devices and one needs no vlan tag, such as ip phone and pc.
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November 9th, 2018 22:00
want to know more clearly about all ports will you provide me some more information regarding all those ports
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November 12th, 2018 07:00
Hi,
This post has some additional information https://www.dell.com/community/Networking-General/Port-Modes-Access-vs-General/td-p/2978948