VLAN Question

[pakman]

Hello,

Wondering how the following works.

Controller under the system IP properties has voice vlan ID 1 however, I don't use vlan 1 on our routers or switches as it's shutdown. Should I be setting the voice vlan ID to be the same as what I have it set on our switches? It hasn't caused any issues but that's how I inherited the system. Also, some controllers have it where I can label the voice vlan and data vlan so should I match the data vlan to what I'm using on our switch as well?

Thanks,

[bluewhite4]

Your phone controller is more than likely plugged into a voice-vlan untagged port. So then it has no need to tag its own packets.

Changing the Voice Vlan option would tag those packets.

[acejavelin]

Yes, don't change the VLAN ID in the phone system unless you are using a CXi and need to use the embedded 16-port POE switch.

Changing the VLAN on the PBX itself can make for a maintenance nightmare later on down the road.

[pakman]

thanks. my phone system is plugged into a port that's tagged in my voice vlan but understand how this could turn into a nightmare down the road. I'm not using any of the PBX's as a switch.