Index

What is a VLAN Features of VLAN VLAN advantages Static VLAN Dynamic VLAN Guidelines for VLAN VLAN requirement VLAN configuration Verifying VLAN configuration Deleting VLAN configuration Identifying VLAN VLAN protocols VLAN trumking protocol VTP modes of operation VTP pruning Configuring VTP Conclusion Bibliography

Features of VLAN
Network changes are achieved by configuring a port into the appropriate VLAN.

A group of users needing high security can be put into a VLAN . VLAN can enhance network security.

VLAN increase the number of broadcast domain while decreasing their size.

Static VLAN
Static VLAN is also referred as port-based membership Assigning Ports to a VLAN creates Static VLAN assignments. As a device is connected to the network, it automatically assumes the VLAN of the port. If the user changes ports and needs access to the same VLAN, the network administrator must manually make a port for the new connection.

Dynamic VLAN
Dynamic VLAN are created through the use of software packages such as CiscoWorks 2000.

The switch port can be assigned dynamically based on the source MAC address of the device that is connected to the port.

Dynamic VLAN currently allow for membership based on the MAC address of the device.

Guidelines for VLAN

The

maximum number of VLAN is switch dependent and is limited by the number of ports on the switch.
VLAN1 The

is one of the factory-default Ethernet VLAN.

same encapsulation protocol, such as 802.1Q or ISL, must be configured on all switch trunk that participate in the VLAN.
The The

command for configuring VLAN vary by model number.

switch must be in the VTP server mode to create, add or delete VLAN.

VLAN Requirements
Each VLAN is considered a broadcast domain so it must have its own subnet IP address range.
A

switch is required to connect devices to the VLAN

A router is required to communicate between VLAN.

VLAN1 is reserved as the administrative domain.

VLAN Configuration
Switch> Switch>en Switch#config t Switch(config)#vlan 2 Switch(config-vlan)#name Marketing Switch(config-vlan)#vlan 3 Switch(config-vlan)#name Sales Switch(config-vlan)#vlan 4 Switch(config-vlan)#name Finance Switch(config-vlan)#^Z Switch#

VLAN Configuration
You can configure each port on a switch to be in a VLAN by using this command.
Switch(config-if)#int f0/2 Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 2 Switch(config-if)#int f0/3 Switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 3

To configure trunking on a fast Ethernet port use the switchport command.

Switch#config t Switch(config)#int f0/12 Switch(config-if)#switchport mode trunk Switch(config-if)#^Z Switch#

Verifying VLAN configuration

The commands show vlan, show vlan brief, or show vlan id id_number can be used to verify VLAN configurations.

The following facts apply to VLAN A created VLAN remains unused until it is mapped to switch ports.

All Ethernet ports are assigned to VLAN1 by default.

Do not enter spaces in the port number. The switch gives you an error message because a space delimits another argument that is not in the command of this command.

Deleting a VLAN configuration

The command below is used to remove a VLAN from a switch: Switch#vlan database Switch(vlan)#no vlan 300 When a VLAN is deleted, all ports assigned to that VLAN become inactive. These port will remain associated with the deleted VLAN until assigned to a new VLAN.

Identifying VLAN

VLAN Protocols
Inter-Switch Link (ISL) ISL is a proprietary Cisco trunking protocol. It is only used on Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet. ISL can be used to trunk switches, routers and servers.

IEEE 802.1Q (dot1q) Created as a non-proprietary trunking protocol. It is used to trunk between Cisco switch link and different brand of switch.

VTP Pruning
VTP pruning only sends information to trunk links that need it thus reducing the amount of network traffic.

For example If a switch does not have any port configured for VLAN5 and a broadcast is sent through VLAN5, the broadcast would not traverse the trunk link to the switch.
VTP pruning is disabled by default on all switches. By default VLANs 2-1005 are pruning eligible. VLAN 1 can never prune because it is an administrative VLAN.

Conclusion

VLAN has got a tremendous scope in the market as it overcomes the problem of large caballing for different LANs and the problem of security.

Bibliography

www.google.com Cisco Certified Network Associate by Todd Lammle Cisco Companion Guide by Cisco Press Pearson Education

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