Configure Basic Attributes of VLANs
Configuration Condition
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Configure a VLAN
Each VLAN corresponds to a broadcast domain. The users in the same VLAN can communicate with each other at layer 2, while users from different VLANs are isolated from each other at layer 2.
Table 3-2 Configuring a VLAN
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Step
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Command
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Description
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Enter the global configuration mode.
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configure terminal
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Create a VLAN.
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vlan vlan-list
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Mandatory.
By default, the system automatically creates VLAN1.
In creating a single VLAN, after a VLAN is created, you will enter the VLAN configuration mode. In creating multiple VLANs, after a VLAN is created, you are still in the current configuration mode.
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Configure the VLAN Name
To facilitate memory and management, you can configure the name of a VLAN according to the service type, function, and connection of the VLAN.
Table 3-3 Configure the VLAN name.
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Step
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Command
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Description
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Enter the global configuration mode.
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configure terminal
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Enters the VLAN configuration mode.
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vlan vlan-id
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Configure the VLAN name.
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name vlan-name
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Mandatory.
By default, the name of VLAN1 is DEFAULT, and the names of other VLANs follow the format "VLANvlan-id", such as VLAN100.
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