Configuring VLANS

- [Instructor] VLANs are commonly used on a local area network as they have many benefits. In this segment, we'll review the steps taken to configure a VLAN on a switch. But first, let's talk about the five main types of VLANs. A data VLAN handles user-created data. A voice VLAN carries voice over IP traffic, and is given a higher transmission priority. A default VLAN is created automatically upon boot, and includes all interfaces on the switch. A management VLAN is used to manage, and interact with the switch. And a native VLAN moves untagged traffic across a trunk line. Now to configure a VLAN, you'll first need to decide what type of VLAN you'll need. Typically, a voice or data VLAN. For example, we want to create VLAN 30, and name the VLAN students, and we've created some other ones as you see here. Then you'll need to assign the appropriate switch ports so that the switch knows how to handle the…