About This Guide
Overview
Starting and Navigating
Configuring VLANs
Configuring Links and Ports
Configuring LANE Services
Displaying VLANs on the CWSI Map
Displaying LANE Components in the CWSI Map
Displaying and Printing VLAN Information
Understanding LAN Emulation
Understanding VLAN Trunking Protocol
Understanding Spanning-Tree Protocol
VlanDirector Error Messages
About This Publication
This section describes who should read Using VlanDirector, how it is organized, and the document conventions of this publication.
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Who Should Read This Publication
This publication is designed for network managers who are responsible for the initial setup and configuration of VLANs. The network manager should be familiar with the following topics:
Basic concepts and terminology used in internetworking
Network topology and protocols
Basic UNIX commands
Windowing system that your network management station uses, such as Motif.
CiscoView application
How This Publication is Organized
The major sections of this publication are as