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Software Configuration Guide—Release 12.2(25)SG
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Chapter 11 Configuring Layer 2 Ethernet Interfaces
Configuring Ethernet Interfaces for Layer 2 Switching
Port Vlans allowed and active in management domain
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Port Vlans in spanning tree forwarding state and not pruned
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Switch#
Configuring an Interface as a Layer 2 Access Port
Note If you assign an interface to a VLAN that does not exist, the interface is not operational until you create
the VLAN in the VLAN database (see the “Configuring VLANs in Global Configuration Mode” section
on page 10-5).
To configure an interface as a Layer 2 access port, perform this task:
This example shows how to configure the Fast Ethernet interface 5/6 as an access port in VLAN 200:
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet 5/6
Switch(config-if)# shutdown
Command Purpose
Step 1
Switch(config)# interface {fastethernet |
gigabitethernet | tengigabitethernet}
slot
/
port
Specifies the interface to configure.
Step 2
Switch(config-if)# shutdown
(Optional) Shuts down the interface to prevent traffic flow until
configuration is complete.
Step 3
Switch(config-if)# switchport
Configures the interface for Layer 2 switching:
• You must enter the switchport command once without any
keywords to configure the interface as a Layer 2 port before
you can enter additional switchport commands with
keywords.
• Required only if you previously entered the no switchport
command for the interface.
Step 4
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode access
Configures the interface as a Layer 2 access port.
Step 5
Switch(config-if)# switchport access vlan
vlan_num
Place the interface in a VLAN.
Step 6
Switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Activates the interface. (Required only if you had shut down the
interface.)
Step 7
Switch(config-if)# end
Exits interface configuration mode.
Step 8
Switch# show running-config interface
{fastethernet | gigabitethernet}
slot
/
port
Displays the running configuration of the interface.
Step 9
Switch# show interfaces [{fastethernet |
gigabitethernet | tengigabitethernet}
slot
/
port
] switchport
Displays the switch port configuration of the interface.
