Vlans - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Configuration 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, first look at
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 the command is not found in the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference, it will be found in
the larger Cisco IOS library. Refer to 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 15-1
VLAN Trunking Protocol, page 15-7
VLAN Membership Policy Server, page 15-20
About VLANs, page 15-1
VLAN Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions, page 15-3
VLAN Default Configuration, page 15-4
Configuring VLANs, page 15-5
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