VLAN

-VLAN stands for Virtual LAN
-VLAN provides L2 security
-Divides a single broadcast domain into multiple broadcast domains
-By default all ports of a the switch are in VLAN 1
-VLAN 1 is known as administrative VLAN or management VLAN
-VLAN can be created from 2 - 1001

Static VLAN

-Static VLANs are port based and hence they are also called as port based VLANs
-Ports have to be manually assigned to a VLAN
-A port can be a member of a single VLAN

Dynamic VLAN

-Dynamic VLANs are based on the MAC address of a device
-Switch automatically assigns the port to a VLAN
-Each port can be a member of multiple VLANs
-For dynamic VLAN configuration, a software called VMPS (VLAN Management Policy Server) is needed