Introduction
The following table provide a short introduction on Access, Trunk and Hybrid Port Modes.
| No’ | Port Type | Support Mode | Common Use Cases | Comment/s |
| 1. | Access | Single Untagged VLAN | PC / Printer to Switch | |
| 2. | Trunk | Single Untagged VLAN + Multiple Tagged VLAN’s | Switch to Switch, Hypervisor to Switch | -VLAN 1 can be Tagged (Untagged by default) |
| 3. | Hybrid | Support Untagged VLAN’s & Tagged VLAN’s | Physical Connection: IP Phone to Network Switch Port & a PC to IP Phone’s Switch port Logical Connection: Voice VLAN as Tagged & Data VLAN as Untagged & Switch port in Trunk mode | -Usually the Untagged VLAN number = Native/Default VLAN number -Support for multi-Untagged Frames, usually require the use of protocol-based VLANs -VLAN 1 can be Tagged (Untagged by default) |
