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A Brief Intro – VLANs

January 21, 2016 by TheTechFactors Leave a Comment

VLAN refers to virtual LANs. We define VLANs to separate the network into different segments. It provides better network management and security. We can assign different VLANs to different users or departments.

Commands to create/name a VLAN:

To create VLAN 20

  • config terminal [ to enter into configuration mode]
  • vlan 20 [ it creates VLAN 20]
  • name TEST_VLAN [ it assigns name: “TEST_VLAN” to newly created VLAN 20]

 

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