6-2. VLAN Port Assignments
VLANs are assigned to individual switch ports.
Ports can be statically assigned to a single VLAN or dynamically assigned to a single VLAN.
All ports are assigned to VLAN 1 by default.
Ports are active only if they are assigned to VLANs that exist on the switch.
Static port assignments are performed by the administrator and do not change unless modified by the administrator, whether the VLAN exists on the switch or not.
Dynamic VLANs are assigned to a port based on the MAC address of the device plugged into a port.
Dynamic VLAN configuration requires a VLAN Membership Policy Server (VMPS) client, server, and database to operate properly.
Configuring Static VLANs
On a Cisco switch, ports are assigned to a single VLAN. These ...
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