Um, A VLAN Trunk Port is a port that allows all VLAN tags to pass unmolested. What he shows in the newer firmware implies that he has to instantiate every VLAN that will pass through the switch, even...

I have little use for switches that can be emulated in software, like the Router/WISP Client switch on the WR843ND. I can see some use for the WiFi switch in situations where you need to shut down...