configuring vlans on 4507R

[tarun.pahuja]

Folks,

I have to configure over 200 ports on a 4507 for voice and data vlans (ip telephony deployment), does anyone one an easier way to configuring all these ports.

I remember that 1 of my friends has used a special command that would let a person put multiple ports in the same vlan with 1 command, is anyone familiar with that command????

also when trunking, should i use the non-negaciate option???

Thanks,

[Prashanth Krishnappa]

You can use the interface range command.

c4006(config)#interface range fastEthernet 6/1 - 48

c4006(config-if-range)#switchport access vlan 1

You can do it for multiple modules too if you want

If you are trunking between 2 Cisco switches, desirable is the way to go. For IP phone ports, you do not have to trunk and can just use access VLAN for PC and voice VLAN for phone

[tarun.pahuja]

thanks for the reponce,

I am slightly confussed, i was speaking with a tac engineer that he told me to use "native vlan" for data. what is the differnece between "native" and "access" vlan for data, any pros and cons?

also if i plan to use "native" would it effect the native vlan of the switch when i am trunking?

Thanks

[Prashanth Krishnappa]

You would be using native VLAN which is the data VLAN if you are trunking. But you do not have to trunk to every cisco IP Phone. You can configure "swichport access vlan x" and "swictchport voice vlan x"

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat4000/12_2_18/config/voice.htm#1044179