Configuring a VSwitch

System > Network > Advanced Network > Virtual Router

By configuring VSwitches, you can divide a LAN up into several logically independent areas in order to isolate the data and suppress the broadcasting.

By configuring virtual switches, you can divide a device into multiple virtual switches, then one single device is acting as multiple switches.

In the VSwitch page, you can perform the following actions:

Click New to create a new virtual switch.
Click Edit to edit the selected virtual switch.
Click Delete to delete the selected virtual switches.

Options in the VSwitch dialog:

Option	Description
VSwitch	Specifies a name for the VSwitch.
Virtual-Wire Mode	Specifies a Virtual-Wire mode for the VSwitch, including (for specific information on Virtual Wire, see Introduction to Virtual Wire): Strict - Packets can only be transmitted between Virtual Wire interfaces, and the VSwitch cannot operate in Hybrid mode. Any PC connected to Virtual Wire can neither manage devices nor access Internet over this interface. Non-strict - Packets can be transmitted between Virtual Wire interfaces, and the VSwitch also supports data forwarding in Hybrid mode. That is, this mode only restricts Layer 2 packets' transmission between Virtual Wire interfaces, and does not affect Layer 3 packets' forwarding. Disabled - Disables Virtual Wire.
Igmp Snooping	Enables IGMP Snooping on the VSwitch.
Forward Tagged Packets	Enables VLAN transparent so that the device can transmit VLAN tagged packets transparently, i.e., packets tagged with VLAN ID will still keep the original ID after passing through the device.
Forward Double Tagged Packets	Enables VLAN transparent so that the device can transmit VLAN double tagged packets transparently, i.e., packets tagged with VLAN ID will still keep the original ID after passing through the device.
Drop Unknown Multicast Packets	Drops the packets sent to unknown multicast to save bandwidth.

Tip: When creating a VSwitch interface, the system will also create a corresponding VSwitch.