The S3900 series switches consist of three models: S3900-24T4S, S3900-24F4S, S3900-48T4S, which are fully managed stackable Gigabit switches, equipped with Broadcom chips, supporting 10G SFP+ uplinks, designed for SMB, campus and enterprise networks.
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MAC address-based VLAN is a method to allow incoming untagged packets to be assigned to a VLAN based on the source MAC address of the packet. Even if the users frequently change their physical locations, the network administration won’t need to reconfigure VLANs which improves security and access flexibility on a network. The FS S3900 series switches, supporting MAC address-based VLAN configuration, are quite suitable for SMB of which physical locations change frequently while network cards are replaced infrequently, such as laptops.
The following figure shows a typical MAC address-based VLAN application on FS S3900-24T4S switches. The two S3900-24T4S switches are connected together and the S3900-24T4S switch 2 is connected with PC1 and PC2. Then by configuring the MAC address-based VLAN for the S3900-24T4S switch 1, the PC1 or PC2 can easily get access to the company network. Even if the physical location of the PC1 or PC2 changes, they still can access the company network. However,other PCs are not allowed to access this network, which greatly enhances network security and flexibility.
FS S3900 series switches consist of S3900-24T4S, S3900-24F4S and S3900-48T4S switch which support MAC address-based VLAN configuration. When configuring a static MAC VLAN, the network administrator needs to manually configure the MAC address entries to enable the MAC address-based VLAN feature. This method is suitable for small networks with a few users.
Notes:
When configuring the static MAC manually, you need to enter the right MAC address of the PC.
If a MAC address is associated with the MAC VLAN, you can’t use the MAC address to configure other MAC VLANs.
In the access and trunk interface, only if the MAC address-based VLAN is the same as the PVID (Port VLAN ID) can the feature be applied normally. Therefore, MAC address-based VLAN must be configured in the hybrid interface.
The MAC address-based VLAN configuration of S3900 series switches can be realized via CLI and web GUI interface. Here are the configuration processes via the CLI interface:
Check the MAC addresses of the PCs.
Create VLANs on the switch and set the IP address.
Configure the port of the switch as hybrid interface and remove the VLAN tags.
Configure the MAC address for the PC and associate it with the corresponding VLAN.
Use the ping commands to inquiry the VLAN IP address of the switch on the PC and verify the configuration.
S3900-24T4S#configure terminal
S3900-24T4S(config)#vlan database
S3900-24T4S(config-vlan)#vlan 10
S3900-24T4S(config-vlan)#exit
S3900-24T4S(config)#int vlan 10
S3900-24T4S(config-if)#ip add 192.168.20.1/24
S3900-24T4S(config)#int ethernet 1/1
S3900-24T4S(config-if)#switchport mode hybrid
S3900-24T4S(config-if)#switchport hybrid allowed vlan add 10 untagged
S3900-24T4S(config)# mac-vlan mac-address E4-54-E8-9D-AB-42 vlan 10
S3900-24T4S(config)# mac-vlan mac-address 8C-EC-4B-4F-77-E2 vlan 10
C:UsersDell>ping 192.168.20.1
Pinging 192.168.20.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.20.1: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.20.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.20.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.20.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.20.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 2ms, Maximum = 11ms, Average = 4ms
C:UsersDell>ping 192.168.20.1
Pinging 192.168.20.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.20.1: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.20.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.20.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.20.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.20.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 2ms, Maximum = 11ms, Average = 4ms
C:UsersDell>ping 192.168.20.1
Pinging 192.168.20.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out
Request timed out
Request timed out
Request timed out
Ping statistics for 192.168.20.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)
Log in to the web GUI interface of the S3900 series switches to configure the MAC address-based VLAN for the switch. The detailed processes are listed below:
Interface-based VLAN Configuration on FS S3900 Series Switches
Voice VLAN Configuration on FS S3900 Series Switches
Can a port group be a downlink port if the group is a trunk? By Chavers on May 1, 2022
Yes, if the port group is trunk type, it can also be used as a downlink port. By FS on May 2, 2022
How loud is it? I plan to use it in a homelab office and need to know if I will be able to sit next to it all day. Thanks By Harlan on March 14, 2022
It is fanless, so it's suitable for deployment in work areas or home scenes. By FS on March 15, 2022
Does this switch requires liscensing like the cisco types? By Aaron Laymon on March 14, 2022
It does not require a license, all the features listed are available directly on the switch. By FS on March 14, 2022
What are the dimensions? By Kilby on March 10, 2022
Physical dimensions 44 x 440 x 280mm(1.73'' x 17.32'' x 11.02''), this fits a standard19"rack slot with a minimum of 1U height. By FS on March 11, 2022
Does this switch come with rack mount ears and screws? By Herbert on March 9, 2022
Mine come with the ears and screws for the ears. By FS on March 11, 2022
Does the 10G Uplink port of this switch support the electrical interface module of FS? What happens to the rate? By Colby on January 1, 2022
The 10G port of S3900-24T4S switch can use FS electrical interface module, which has no impact on the rate. It only says that the electrical interface module is used with network cables, and the optical module is used with fiber optic cables. By FS on January 1, 2022
Does the switch support other operating systems besides FSOS? By Keith Carter on December 30, 2021
S3900-24T4S is a hardware and software integrated switch. It cannot be installed and adapted to other operating systems. By FS on December 30, 2021
Could you provide inter-VLAN routing and relevant documents? By Bruck on December 25, 2021
Hello, S3900-24T4S supports inter VLAN routing, You can refer to section 3.1 of this document: S3900 Series Switches Configuration Guide . By FS on December 25, 2021
Can the S3900-24T4S switch connect two routers and then segment the network? By Jacob on December 21, 2021
S3900-24T4S supports VLAN, L3 Static Routing, and QoS, which can meet your requirements for network segmentation. By FS on December 21, 2021
DHCP Server can be configured on S3900-24T4S switches, correct? By Goulet on December 17, 2021
I'm sorry you can't, it doesn't support DHCP Server. By FS on December 17, 2021