Recently, I created a short video that shows you how to configure and use VLAN s on a Cisco IOS Router & Switch. It is a step-by-step 15 minute video. It was originally published over at SearchNetworking.com. A virtual LAN (VLAN) is a broadcast domain created by switches. VLANs are a convenient way to connect ports from different switches and different buildings onto the same network and broadcast domain, preventing the need for a complex system of subnets.
In this video, you will learn how to configure a VLAN in this step-by-step, automated, 15-minute demo. I am a CCIE Cisco networking expert and I will walk you through the steps you’ll need to configure your routers and switches, set up and assign the trunk ports, and perform the necessary tests to get traffic moving across your VLAN successfully. You can view the configuration commands I used in the video at the bottom of this page.
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Configuration commands
Router commands
Interface fastethernet 4.1
Encapsulation dot1q 10
Interface fastethernet 4.2
Encapsulation dot1q 20
Interface fastethernet 4
No shutdown
Show ip interface brief
Show vlans
Switch commands
Interface fastethernet 2/0
Switchport access vlan 10
No shutdown
Interface fastethernet 5/0
Switchport access vlan 20
No shutdown
Interface vlan 10
Ip address x.x.x.x y.y.y.y
No shutdown
Interface vlan 20
Ip address x.x.x.x y.y.y.y
No shutdown
Show vlan brief
Show interfaces switchport
Show ip interface brief
Show int trunk
David Davis (CCIE #9369, VCP, CISSP, MCSE) has been in the IT industry for 15+ years. He has authored over 300 articles, 6 video training courses, and co-authored one book. Learn about David's certifications, video courses, and where you can find his content on our
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Hello sir,
Good expaination given by you…………..i am using packet tracer 5.0 and have configured as above but two hosts are not able to ping each other(request timed out)………
Sir,
Realy i got a informative vedio of Vlan configuration.I hope you will load such type of vedio which would be very important for growth the career in technical field.
Thanks a lot.
Boss,
Actullay i have packet tracer 5.2 version,I wanted to configure a small lab for testing where router,switch,firewall,pc would communicate to each other but unable to do the same and need help from your side,if you provide the related i would be oblise to you.
Thanks & Regards
Nehal Ahmad Sabri
Delhi-110092
India.
sir,
Thank you very very much. You saved my day.
Nice work, Its so interesting to listen and for freshers it will be very helpful
Very nice tutorial 🙂
i normally learn in the hard way, but your video made my day! it makes it too easy mi amigo.
I am new to Cisco. I followed the entire setup step by step and still having trouble pinging from one vLAN to the other. In fact, I cannot have both vLAN 10 and vLAN 20 up at the same time. What extra work did you do to make this work? Thank you.
thanks very mutch
Hi David,
Very informative video tutorial..appreciate it. can you help me pse?
I have setup our Network using Fiber connections with 2 x 3750 Cisco switches and 3 x 2960 Cisco with POE features .Integrating Airlines systems , Agencies- Police, Customs, Immigrations,Health, Agriculture ,and duty frees at our new terminal.
The question now is how to configure each of the ports for respective VLANS?
Regards
Noo
thank you very much and may the god bless you and your family….
hi i wish information to VLAN if send in formation to me than you
thanks sir it was very simple to understand.
On the first slide “Any connection that carries traffic from more than 1 VLAN is called a trunk port” -> a VLAN port can be assigned to 2 VLANS (ip telephony + normal traffic) without being trunk port.
Thanks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
David Davis thank you very much for this video,,,,tha is perfect abt the Vlan…
Thanks alot……..
Best Regard
Nadeem Mallick
Network Engineer
SaudiArabiya
Hello,sir thank you…..It is very nice i would like this video site and i understand how to configure VLAN….
Great video about VLan
Thanks for your help
Hi,
Thanks a lot. I finally understood the VLANS. It was quick and sweet.
Regards,
Abhishek Srivastava
Linux L2, IBM India
nice video tutorial and want a free copy of the video
Hi, Thanks for sharing this knowledge.
i m finding configuring router and switches
i needed complete video / how can we create 9 vlan and what is static routing
Thank David for your helpful vlan share. This is what I have been looking for.
Blessings.
Best,
Neil
thanks a lot for brief vlan tutorial..thanksa lot..
thank for the video i’m tried for learn about vlan and cisco
hi! sir,
thank a lot for guide us through ur excellent video presentation .
hope you’ll carry on.
your video is very interesting and i really enjoy watching. i also jot something down but please can i get a free copy and other ones as well thank you very much.
hello sir,
i am from Bhutan, student of computer science and want to about CCNA part…
Pls could you help me sir,
hello sir,
could you help in configure of VLANs.
pls help me
Thaks Mr.David Davis ,,,,,,,
This is very use full for us……
Dear David
that video is so fantastic and appreciable.
Hi i am from India the presentation is vry good and also like the way he was showing…..keep it going..
when i configure vlan in one switch its work great , but when i attached 2nd switch with 1st switch, the vlan database is not updating on 2nd switch , while i already make 1st switch as domain and running VTP, plz help
hello sir,
just i we have a cisco small management switch with 24 ports in our concern college at tamilnadu.our office is located @ bangalore.i had created 4 vlans for the systems placed there i want to know how to assign ip address for the vlans assigned.pls help me in this situation.thank you sir
Super video …very helpful…
Thanks a ton
hell sir,
thank you i have been helped alot by this
robert
kampala
uganda
Hello Mr David, I’m Ryan from Indonesia, I’d like to ask you about cisco 7606 VLAN configuration….
I have a job to configure VLAN on a cisco 7606 router….in the example you give above….you use switch and cisco router….the question is…what if we only use a cisco 7606 router to configure VLAN ? can i use same commands as command you mentioned in the above example ? Sorry if my english is not good 🙂
thankyou…
I am Shekar reddy from Bangalore,INDIA. I am planning to write a CCNA exam next month (November ,2011). I have come accross your CCNA material (VLAN configuration and More ) todya and found that very informative.
Could you please give me some pointers to prepare my CCNA exam? Thanks a lot for your help,
Shekar Reddy
Great job keep it up
Thanks, wonderful demostration
Hi
I wish to thank for accepting to share your knowledge with us,am now a step ahead towards my preparations for CCNA exams any other link to more details will be highly appreciated
Hi,
This is perfect
Thanks David.
hello i am rakesh parsuing ccna.
so sir tell me how to configure vlan in switch
Good and very clear sound vedio
thanks
hi ,
can you tell me what is use vlan 1 in router and should i create different vlans in router and if yes then for what purpose .
please tell me.
I need to know how to change access point name?????
very nice lessons on vlans
Well the tutorial did not work for me ! I did it step by step on Packet Tracer 4.1 software but when the configuration is done I can not ping the vlan 10 (it shows it is down). And when I bring it up vlan 20 goes down… Did I do something wrong ?