CHAPTER 2

Configuring VTP
FindingFeature Information, page 13
Prerequisitesfor VTP, page 13
InformationAbout VTP, page 14
DefaultVTP Configuration, page 23
Howto ConfigureVTP, page 24
MonitoringVTP, page 34
ConfigurationExamples for VTP, page 35
Whereto Go Next, page 36
AdditionalReferences, page 36
FeatureHistory and InformationforVTP, page 37
Finding Feature Information
Yoursoftware release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
informationand caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release.
UseCisco Feature Navigator to findinformationabout platform support andCisco software image support.
Toaccess Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not
required.

Prerequisites for VTP

Thefollowing areprerequisitesfor VTP:
Beforeyou create VLANs, you must decide whether to use the VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) in your
network.Using VTP, you can make configuration changes centrally on one or more switches and have
thosechanges automatically communicated to all the other switches in the network. Without VTP, you
cannotsend information about VLANs to other switches. VTP is designed to work in an environment
whereupdates are made on a single switch and are sent through VTP to other switches in the domain.
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