Configuration of VLAN in Cisco Packet Tracer

A VLAN is a switched network that is logically segmented by function, project team, or application, without regard to the physical location of the user. VLANs ave the same attributes as physical LANs but you can group and stations even if they are not physically located on the same LAN segment. Any switch module port can belong to a VLAN, and unicast,  broadcast, and multicast packets are forwarded or flooded only to the end stations in the VLAN.

Advantages of VLAN:

• Solve broadcast problem.
• Make device management easier.
• Reduce the size of broadcast domains.
• Allow us to implement the logical grouping of devices by function instead of location.

VLANs

Configuration of VLANs:

• Enter into terminal 
• Type enable (Enters into CLI)
• Type config t (Enters into configuration mode)
• Type vlan vlan_id (Creates a VLAN)
• Type name vlan_name (Assigns name to the VLAN)
• Type no shut (Change the interface state to up)
• Type exit (Exits from VLAN configuration)
• Type config t (Enters into configuration mode)
• Type int fa0/i where 1<=i<=24 (Add port to newly created VLAN)
• Type switchport access vlan vlan_id (It adds fa0/i to the VLAN just created above)

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