Owner's Manual

Chapter 9. VLANs | 247
NETGEAR 8800 User Manual
Note: NETGEAR recommends that you use VLAN names consistently
across your entire network.
You must use mutually exclusive names for the following:
• VLANs
• vMANs
• IPv6 tunnels
• SVLANs
• CVLANs
• BVLANs
Renaming a VLAN
To rename an existing VLAN, use the following command:
configure {vlan} <vlan_name> name <name>
The following rules apply to renaming VLANs:
• You cannot change the name of the default VLAN.
• You cannot create a new VLAN named default.
Configuring VLANs on the Switch
This section describes how to create, name, and enable or disable a VLAN. This part covers
the following areas:
• Creating and Configuring VLANs on page 247
• Enabling and Disabling VLANs on page 248
• VLAN Configuration Examples on page 249
Creating and Configuring VLANs
This section describes the commands associated with setting up VLANs on the switch. To
configure a VLAN:
1. Create and name the VLAN using the following command:
create vlan <vlan_name> {vr <vr-name>}