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title: "VLAN Management"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/nios85/35480165/VLAN%20Management"
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NIOS allows you to track the VLAN usage in your network thereby allowing you to compare an assigned VLAN with VLANs discovered by Network Insight. You can then generate inventory and conflict reports based on this data.You can: 

- Create VLAN resource pools to use in the future
- Track the VLANs that are in use and those that are not in use
- Organize VLAN views and ranges by organization or group
- Assign VLANs to defined networks
- View conflicts if any between assigned and discovered VLANs

To configure VLAN management, perform these steps in the following order:

1. <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Create a VLAN view*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751132)</span>.
2. <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Create one or multiple VLAN ranges within a VLAN view*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35481119)</span>.
3. <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Create VLAN objects that you can group into a range or view*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35481101)</span>.
4. <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Assign a VLAN object to a network*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35481082)</span>.
5. <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Generate inventory and conflict reports to view conflicts between an assigned VLAN object and a VLAN object *](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751081/About+Dashboards#AboutDashboards-VLANConflict)</span><span style="color: #0000ff">[*discovered by Network Insight*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751081/About+Dashboards#AboutDashboards-VLANConflict)</span><span style="color: #333333">.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">You can use the </span><span style="color: #0000ff">[*global search*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417138/Finding+and+Restoring+Data#FindingandRestoringData-UsingGlobalSearch)</span><span style="color: #000000"> function (</span>**Advanced**<span style="color: #000000"> tab) to search for VLAN views, ranges, and objects. You can also perform a CSV import or export of the VLAN data. For more information, see </span><span style="color: #0000ff">[*Importing and Exporting Data using CSV Import*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35478602)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">All VLAN configuration operations can be scheduled and are subject to administrator approval. For more information, see </span><span style="color: #0000ff">[*Configuring Approval Workflows*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35749979)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">For information about permissions related to </span><span style="color: #000000">VLAN objects</span><span style="color: #000000">, see </span><span style="color: #0000ff">[*Administrative Permissions for VLAN Management*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35386069)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>