Specifications

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Chapter 39: vlan Commands
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vlan create
Purpose
Create a VLAN based on ports or protocol.
Format
vlan create
<vlan-name> <type>
id
<num>
Mode
Configure
Description
The
vlan
create
command creates a VLAN definition. You can create a port-based
VLAN or a protocol-based VLAN.
Parameters
<vlan-name> Name of the VLAN. The VLAN name is a string up to 32
characters long.
Note:
The VLAN name cannot begin with an under-
score ( _ ) or the word “SYS_”.
<type>
The type of VLAN you are adding. The VLAN type deter-
mines the types of traffic the SSR will forward on the
VLAN. Specify any combination of the first three types
that follow or specify
port-based
:
ip
- Use this VLAN for IP traffic
ipx
- Use this VLAN for IPX traffic
bridged-protocols
- Use this VLAN for bridged pro-
tocols
port-based
- Use this VLAN for all the traffic types
listed above (port-based VLAN)
Note:
You can specify an combination of
ip
,
ipx
, and
bridged-protocols
or you can specify
port-based
; you cannot specify
port-based
with any of the other options.