Installation guide

Cisco HWIC-4ESW and HWIC-D-9ESW EtherSwitch Interface Cards

How to Configure EtherSwitch HWICs

Cisco IOS Release 12.3(8)T4

OL-6454-01

DETAILED STEPS

Verifying VTP

Use the show vtp status to verify VTP status:

Router# show vtp status

VTP Version : 2

Configuration Revision : 0

Maximum VLANs supported locally : 256

Number of existing VLANs : 5

VTP Operating Mode : Server

VTP Domain Name :

VTP Pruning Mode : Disabled

VTP V2 Mode : Disabled

VTP Traps Generation : Disabled

MD5 digest : 0xBF 0x86 0x94 0x45 0xFC 0xDF 0xB5 0x70

Configuration last modified by 0.0.0.0 at 0-0-00 00:00:00

Local updater ID is 1.3.214.25 on interface Fa0/0 (first interface found)

Router#

Configuring Layer 2 Interfaces

This section provides the following configuration information:

• Configuring a Range of Interfaces, page 12 (required)

• Defining a Range Macro, page 12 (optional)

• Configuring Layer 2 Optional Interface Features, page 13 (optional)

Command Purpose

Step 1

Router# vlan database

Enters VLAN configuration mode.

Step 2

Router(vlan)# vtp transparent

Configures VTP transparent mode.

Step 3

Router(vlan)# exit

Exits VLAN configuration mode.