Shortcuts for Creating VLAN

[naveen.bodhula1]

Is there is any shortcuts for creating VLAN for number of ports at a time.

Not like this:

int fa0/1

switchport mode access 

switchport access vlan 10

int fa0/2

switchport mode access 

switchport access vlan 10

int fa0/3

switchport mode access 

switchport access vlan 10

So I want to give interfaces 1,2,3 to vlan 10 with only one command.

TIA

[Mark Malone]

Hi Naveen

yes you can use the range command

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interface range g0/1 - 24

switchport access vlan 2

switchport mode access

[naveen.bodhula1]

Hi,

Thanks fro the reply

Is 'switchport mode access' is mandatory  command. Even if we didn't execute it, the vlans are creating, then what is the purpose of it?

[Mark Malone]

Hi ports are dynamic desirable on certain platforms by default , this command prevents it ever trying to negotiate or be anything like a trunk ., its best practice to assign it as access so it always behaves that way if its going to be an access port

[naveen.bodhula1]

Hi,

And what is the shortcut if I wanted to assign same VLAN to port numbers such as 1,3,5,7 with single command?

[Mark Malone]

 the range command is how you do all interfaces , you can use just the switchport access vlan x command it will work fine but if you want to do best practice by Cisco use the 2 commands above , that's as short as it gets in terms of syntax , it just means if you use the one command and someone disconnects your pc and sticks in a switch it may forma trunk depending so for security ad best practice you use the 2 commands

Whenever a port is access like pc or printer etc connected you should always use spanning-tree portfast and spanning-tree bpduguard under your access ports as well another best practice

[johnlloyd_13]

hi,

you can do this:

int range f0/1-3

switchport host

switchport access vlan 10