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Supporting such a topology, requires this configuration:
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Port 3 is portshielded to X5 with dedicated uplink option.
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Port 10 is portshielded to X5 and configured as a trunk to carry VLAN 100.
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Port 11 is portshielded to X5 and configured as a trunk to carry VLAN 150.
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Port 12 is portshielded to X5 and configured as an access to carry VLAN 200.
Configuring a Dedicated Uplink for a VLAN
Support for VLAN(s) can be achieved in a multi-step configuration process:
1
Provision the switch. The switch can be provisioned with the:
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Firewall uplink and switch uplink set to None if support for VLAN(s) alone is needed.
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Common uplink option if support is needed for an common trunk interface to carry PortShield
traffic for other firewall interfaces along with VLAN(s) support.
2
Configure the dedicated link by:
a
Choosing an extended switch port that is connected physically to the firewall interface.
b Portshielding the port to the firewall interface.
c
Choosing the dedicated link option.
3
Select the extended switch port on which VLAN(s) need to be enabled
4
Portshield the switch port to the firewall interface.
5
Configure the required VLAN(s) under the VLAN tab.
To configure a dedicated uplink for VLANs without a Common Uplink:
1
Provision the switch as described in
2
Set up the data uplink as described in
3
Configure the options as described in
the Dedicated Uplink option.
When a dedicated uplink is set up for a given firewall interface, if VLAN(s) exist under the firewall
interface, a new tab, VLANs, displays on the Edit Switch Port dialog when the PortShield Interface is
selected:
Provisioning an X-Switch on a TZ series appliance
Adding an extended switch
Configuring a dedicated uplink
Dell SonicWALL X-Series Solution Deployment Guide
Configuring the X-Series Solution in various topologies
on page 9.
on page 17.
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