Types of Single Switch VLANs
Port-based VLANs (Layer 1 VLANs)
- Use physical layer port numbers on the front of the VLAN switch to assign computers to VLAN segments
- Use a special software to tell the switch about the computer - port number mapping
MAC-based VLANs (Layer 2 VLANs)
- Use MAC addresses to form VLANs
- Use a special software to tell the switch about the computer - MAC address mapping
- Simpler to manage
- Even if a computer is moved and connected to another port, its MAC address determines which LAN it is on