how to create vlans

[Dragomir]

how do I create vlans on ios switches?

[smogra]

Hi,

Please refer this document:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk689/technologies_configuration_example09186a008009478e.shtml

Hope that helps.

Sweta

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[cadet alain]

Hi,

there are 2 ways of creating vlans:

1) in vlan database mode ( deprecated)

switch# vlan database

               vlan 1 name toto

               apply

2) in config mode

     -switch(config)# vlan 1

                                   name toto

   you can also directly assign a vlan to a port and if it doesn't exists then it will create it for you( as long as the vtp mode is server or transparent): switch(config-interface)# switchport access vlan 1

Regards.

Alain.

[Latchum Naidu]

Hi Tony,

You can configure VLANs on Cisco Catalyst switch by using vlan command on the global configuration mode.

Remember, VLAN 1 is the administrative VLAN.

Swtich#config terminal

Switch(confing)#vlan 2

Switch(config-vlan)#name freetechexams

Switch(config-vlan)#vlan 3

Switch(config-vlan)#freetechexams1

Switch(config-vlan)#vlan 4

Switch(config-vlan)#freetechexams2

Switch(config-vlan)#^Z

Switch#

From the above configurations, 3 VLANs are created with the name of freetechexams, freetechexams1 and freetechexams2. VLANs can be created from 2 to 4094. VLAN 1 is reserved and created by default.

You can check the list of created VLANs by using Show vlan command.

Switch# Show vlan

A VLAN is useless if you have not assigned specific ports to a VLAN. You can add specific ports to a VLAN by using following steps

Switch# config t

Switch(config)# int fa0/3

Switch(config-if)#switchport mode access

Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 3

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Regards,

Naidu.