Cisco Systems 2950, 2955 Creating or Modifying an Ethernet VLAN

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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 16 Configuring VLANs
Configuring Normal-Range VLANs
Creating or Modifying an Ethernet VLAN
Each Ethernet VLAN in the VLAN database has a unique, 4-digit ID that can be a number from 1
to 1001. VLAN IDs 1002 to 1005 are reserved for Token Ring and FDDI VLANs. To create a
normal-range VLAN to be added to the VLAN database, assign a number and name to the VLAN.
Note When the switch is in VTP transparent mode and the EI is installed, you can assign VLAN IDs greater
than 1006, but they are not added to the VLAN database. See the “Configuring Extended-Range
VLANs” section on page 16-11.
For the list of default parameters that are assigned when you add a VLAN, see the “Configuring
Normal-Range VLANs” section on page 16-4.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to use config-vlan mode to create or modify an
Ethernet VLAN:
To return the VLAN name to the default settings, use the no vlan name, no vlan mtu config-vlan
commands.
This example shows how to use config-vlan mode to create Ethernet VLAN 20, name it test20, and add
it to the VLAN database:
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# vlan 20
Switch(config-vlan)# name test20
Switch(config-vlan)# end
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2 vlan vlan-id Enter a VLAN ID, and enter config-vlan mode. Enter a new VLAN ID
to create a VLAN, or enter an existing VLAN ID to modify a VLAN.
Note The available VLAN ID range for this command is 1 to 4094.
For information about adding VLAN IDs greater than 1005
(extended-range VLANs), see the “Configuring
Extended-Range VLANs” section on page 16-11.
Step 3 name vlan-name (Optional) Enter a name for the VLAN. If no name is entered, the default
is to append the vlan-id with leading zeros to the word VLAN. For
example, VLAN0004 is a default VLAN name for VLAN 4.
Step 4 mtu mtu-size (Optional) Change the MTU size (or other VLAN characteristic).
Step 5 remote-span (Optional) Configure the VLAN as the RSPAN VLAN for a remote
SPAN session. For more information on remote SPAN, see
Step 6 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 7 show vlan {name vlan-name | id vlan-id}Verify your entries.
Step 8 copy running-config startup config (Optional) If the switch is in VTP transparent mode, the VLAN
configuration is saved in the running configuration file as well as in the
VLAN database. This saves the configuration in the switch startup
configuration file.