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Figure 5 VLAN menu screen indicating the need to reboot the switch

• If you changed the VLAN Support option, you must reboot the switch before the maximum

VLANs change takes effect. You can go on to configure other VLAN parameters first, but

you must reboot the switch when you finish.

• If you did not change the VLAN Support option, a reboot is not necessary.

4. Press 0 to return to the Main Menu.

Creating a new static VLAN (port-based or protocol-based)

The vlan vid command operates in the global configuration context to configure a static VLAN

and/or take the CLI to a specified VLAN's context.

Syntax:

vlan vid | ascii-name-string

[no] vlan vid

If vid does not exist in the switch, this command creates a port-based VLAN with

the specified vid

If the command does not include options, the CLI, moves to the newly created VLAN

context.

If an optional name is not specified, the switch assigns a name in the default format

VLAN n, where n is the vid assigned to the VLAN.

If the VLAN already exists and you enter either the vid or the

ascii-name-string,the CLI moves to the specified VLAN's context.

The no form of the command deletes the VLAN as follows:

If one or more ports belong only to the VLAN to be deleted, the CLI notifies you

that these ports will be moved to the default VLAN, and prompts you to continue

the deletion. For member ports that also belong to another VLAN, there is no move

prompt.

protocol [ ipx|ipv4|ipv6|arp|appletalk|sna|netbeui ]

Configures a static, protocol VLAN of the specified type.

If multiple protocols are configured in the VLAN, the no form removes the specified

protocol

If a protocol VLAN is configured with only one protocol type and you use the no

form of this command to remove that protocol, the switch changes the protocol

VLAN to a port-based VLAN (if the VLAN does not have an untagged member port).

If an untagged member port exists on the protocol VLAN, you must either convert

the port to a tagged member or remove the port from the VLAN before removing

the last protocol type from the VLAN.

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