Configuring Vtp - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Configuration Manual

VLAN Trunking Protocol

Configuring VTP

These sections describe how to configure VTP:
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Configuring VTP Global Parameters
These sections describe configuring the VTP global parameters:
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You can enter the VTP global parameters in either global configuration mode or in EXEC mode.
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Configuring a VTP Password
To configure the VTP global parameters, use these commands:
Command
Switch(config)# vtp password
password_string [hidden | secret]
Switch(config)# no vtp password
This example shows one way to configure a VTP password in global configuration mode:
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# vtp password WATER
Setting device VLAN database password to WATER.
Switch#
Software Configuration Guide—Release IOS XE 3.3.0SG and IOS 15.1(1)SG
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Configuring VTP Global Parameters, page 15-14
Configuring the VTP Mode, page 15-16
Starting a Takeover, page 15-19
Displaying VTP Statistics, page 15-19
Displaying VTP Devices in a Domain, page 15-20
Configuring a VTP Password, page 15-14
Enabling VTP Pruning, page 15-15
Enabling the VTP Version Number, page 15-15
Chapter 15 Configuring VLANs, VTP, and VMPS
Purpose
Sets a password, which can be from 8 to
64 characters long, for the VTP domain.
In VTP version 3 the keywords hidden and secret
are available.
If the hidden keyword is used, the secret key
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generated from the password string is saved
in the const_nvram:vlan.dat file. If a takeover
command is issued, that password must be
reentered.
• If the secret keyword is used, the password
secret key can be directly configured. The
secret password must contain 32
hexadecimal characters.
Clears the password.
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