Vlan Uncommon

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Definitions

Noun

Initialism of virtual local area network.

"The IT administrator configured a new VLAN to isolate traffic between different departments on the corporate network."

In plain English: A VLAN is like putting different groups of computers on separate private networks within the same building so they can't see each other's traffic unless you want them to.

"The network administrator created a new vlan to separate guest Wi-Fi from internal office traffic."

Example Sentences

"The network administrator created a new vlan to separate guest Wi-Fi from internal office traffic." noun

"He created a new vlan to separate the guest network from the main office computers." noun

"The IT manager decided to reorganize every vlan in the building to improve security." noun

"Without proper configuration, traffic between different vlans could cause serious connectivity issues." noun