Configuring Vlans, Vtp, And Vmps - Cisco Catalyst 4500 series Administration Manual

Configuring VLANs, VTP, and VMPS

This chapter describes VLANs on Catalyst 4500 series switches. It also describes how to enable the
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) and to configure the Catalyst 4500 series switch as a VMPS client.
This chapter includes the following major sections:
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Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, see the Cisco
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If a command is not in the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference, you can locate it in the
Cisco IOS library. See the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html
VLANs
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About VLANs
A VLAN is a group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured to communicate as if they were
attached to the same wire, when in fact they are located on a number of different LAN segments. Because
VLANs are based on logical instead of physical connections, they are extremely flexible.
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VLANs, page 16-1
VLAN Trunking Protocol, page 16-7
VLAN Membership Policy Server, page 16-20
About VLANs, page 16-1
VLAN Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions, page 16-3
VLAN Default Configuration, page 16-4
Configuring VLANs, page 16-5
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Software Configuration Guide—Release IOS XE 3.6.0E and IOS 15.2(2)E
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