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z  VLAN 1 is the system default VLAN, which needs not to be created and cannot be removed, either. 
z  The VLAN you created in the way described above is a static VLAN. On the switch, there are 
dynamic VLANs which are registered through GVRP. For details, refer to “GVRP” part of this 
manual. 
z  When you use the vlan command to create VLANs, if the destination VLAN is an existing dynamic 
VLAN, it will be transformed into a static VLAN and the switch will output the prompt information.  
 
Basic VLAN Interface Configuration 
Configuration prerequisites 
Before configuring a VLAN interface, create the corresponding VLAN.  
Configuration procedure 
Follow these steps to perform basic VLAN interface configuration: 
To do...  Use the command...  Remarks 
Enter system view 
system-view 
— 
Create a VLAN interface and 
enter VLAN interface view 
interface Vlan-interface 
vlan-id
 
Required 
By default, there is no VLAN 
interface on a switch. 
Specify the description string 
for the current VLAN interface 
description text 
Optional 
By default, the description 
string of a VLAN interface is the 
name of this VLAN interface. 
Vlan-interface1 Interface for 
example.