Configuring the Switch
Setting
Downlink/Access
Interfaces
Port-channel
to distribution
created
Configuring Switch Wide Settings
Configuring VLAN Settings
Procedure
Step 1
In the VLAN Configuration section, you can configure both data and voice VLANs. Type a name for your
data VLAN.
Step 2
To configure a data VLAN, ensure that the Data VLAN check box is checked, type a name for your VLAN,
and assign a VLAN ID to it. If you are creating several VLANs, indicate only a VLAN range.
Step 3
To configure a voice VLAN, ensure that the Voice VLAN check box is checked, type a name for your VLAN,
and assign a VLAN ID to it. If you are creating several VLANs, indicate a VLAN range.
Configure STP Settings
Procedure
Step 1
PVRST+ is the default STP mode configured on your device. You can change it to PVST from the STP Mode
drop-down list.
Step 2
To change a bridge priority number from the default value 32748, change Bridge Priority to Yes and choose
a priority number from the drop-down list.
Single
Single
Access
Access
Switch
Switch
(Single
(Single Port
Uplink)
Channel
Uplink)
Downlink
Downlink
ports
ports
configured in
configured in
Access mode
Access mode
Not
Port-channel
configured
to distribution
created
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
Configuring Switch Wide Settings
Single
Single
Access
Distribution
Switch
Switch
(Redundant
(Single
Port Channel
Downlink)
Uplink)
Downlink
Downlink
ports
ports
configured in
configured in
Access mode
Access mode
Port-channel
Not
to distribution
configured
created
Single
Redundant
Distribution
Distribution
Switch
Switch (Port
(Single Port
Channel Peer
Channel
and
Downlink)
Downlink)
Downlink
Downlink
connections
ports in trunk
to access
mode
switches
Port-channel
Port-channel
to core or
to core or
distribution
distribution
created
created
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