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Table of Contents 
1 VLAN Overview··········································································································································1-1 
VLAN Overview·······································································································································1-1 
Introduction to VLAN ·······················································································································1-1 
Advantages of VLANs ·····················································································································1-2 
VLAN Fundamentals ·······················································································································1-2 
VLAN Interface ································································································································1-4 
VLAN Classification·························································································································1-4 
Port-Based VLAN····································································································································1-4 
Link Types of Ethernet Ports···········································································································1-5 
Assigning an Ethernet Port to Specified VLANs ·············································································1-5 
Configuring the Default VLAN ID for a Port·····················································································1-5 
2 VLAN Configuration ··································································································································2-1 
VLAN Configuration ································································································································2-1 
VLAN Configuration Task List ·········································································································2-1 
Basic VLAN Configuration···············································································································2-1 
Basic VLAN Interface Configuration································································································2-2 
Displaying VLAN Configuration·······································································································2-3 
Configuring a Port-Based VLAN ·············································································································2-3 
Configuring an Access-Port-Based VLAN·······················································································2-3 
Configuring a Hybrid-Port-Based VLAN··························································································2-4 
Configuring a Trunk-Port-Based VLAN ···························································································2-4 
Displaying and Maintaining Port-Based VLAN················································································2-5 
Port-Based VLAN Configuration Example·······················································································2-5 
Troubleshooting Ethernet Port Configuration··················································································2-7