Setup Guide

Configuring the Enable Password

Access EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default.

As a basic security measure, configure a password. There are two types of enable passwords:

• Enable password — stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a data encryption

standard (DES)-encryption method.

• Enable secret — stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a stronger, MD5-

encryption method.

Dell Networking recommends using the enable secret password.

• Create a password to access EXEC Privilege mode.

CONFIGURATION mode

enable [password | secret] [level level] [encryption-type] password

Creating a Port-based VLAN

The default VLAN (VLAN 1) is part of the system startup configuration and does not require configuration.

To configure a port-based VLAN, create the VLAN and then add physical interfaces or port channel (LAG)

interfaces to the VLAN.

• Configure a port-based VLAN (if the vlan-id is different from the Default VLAN ID) and enter

INTERFACE VLAN mode.

CONFIGURATION mode

interface vlan vlan-id

After you create a VLAN, assign interfaces in Layer 2 mode to the VLAN to enable the VLAN.

To view the configured VLANs, use the show vlan command in EXEC Privilege mode.

Assigning Interfaces to a VLAN

You can only assign interfaces in Layer 2 mode to a VLAN using the tagged and untagged commands.

To place an interface in Layer 2 mode, use the switchport command.

You can designate Layer 2 interfaces as tagged or untagged. When you place an interface in Layer 2

mode using the switchport command, the interface automatically designates untagged and is in the

Default VLAN.

To tag frames leaving an interface in Layer 2 mode, assign that interface as tagged to a port-based VLAN

to tag it with that VLAN ID.

To move untagged interfaces from the Default VLAN to another VLAN, use the untagged command.

1. Tag interfaces. Access INTERFACE VLAN mode of the VLAN to which you want to assign the

interface.

CONFIGURATION mode

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