32 Installing the Software
Assigning an IP Address to a VLAN
VLANs are a Layer 2 feature. For two physical interfaces on different VLANs
to communicate, assign an IP address to the VLANs to route traffic between the
two interfaces. The shutdown command in INTERFACE mode does not affect
Layer 2 traffic on the interface.
NOTE: You cannot assign an IP address to the Default VLAN, which, by default,
is VLAN 1. To assign another VLAN ID to the Default VLAN, use the default
vlan-id vlan-id command from the configuration mode.
To assign an IP address to a VLAN, follow this step.
Connecting the S6000 to the Network
After you have completed the hardware installation and software configuration
for the S6000 system, you can connect to your company network by following
your company’s cabling requirements.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Access the INTERFACE
VLAN mode of the
VLAN to which you want
to assign the IP address.
Configure an IP addresses
and mask on the interface.
ip address ip-address mask
[secondary]
INTERFACE