Creating Multiple VLANs and S-VLANs Using the Configuration Wizard

You can rapidly provision large numbers of VLAN and S-VLAN services by using the VLAN Services Configuration Wizard. The wizard enables you to specify a single set of parameters that can be used for the provisioning of one or more VLAN/S-VLAN stackings.

After the first VLAN/S-VLAN IDs are specified, subsequent IDs can automatically be created sequentially or by using a formula. For example: create 2000 VLANs on an interface, start with VLAN ID 25, and increment each VLAN ID by two. Any existing VLAN-S-VLAN services that are in the ranges specified in the wizard remain unchanged and are cited as a warning in the summary results.

The VLAN Services Configuration wizard can be started from these interfaces:

Fast Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
VLAN Major
Bridged Ethernet

To create VLAN services:

Right-click a valid interface and select Configure VLAN Services.

The wizard starts and the VLAN Service Location screen shows the location of where the VLAN Services will be created.

Click Next to confirm that this is the correct location to create VLAN Services.

The VLAN Service Types screen appears.

Select which service type you want to create and click Next.

The VLAN Service Ranges dialog appears. Note that depending on your choice, a different screen is displayed.

For example, selecting Both displays this screen:

Set the VLAN Service Ranges parameters. (Table 29)

Table 29:

Field	Description	Range/Length	Default
VLAN Range
Total Number of VLANs to create	Number of VLANs that should be created	1-4096	1
VLAN ID start Value	VLAN ID of the first VLAN to be created	0-4095	0
VLAN ID Increment Value	Value to increment for each VLAN ID being created	1-4096	1
VLAN ID Upper Bound	Last VLAN ID that will be used; read-only calculated value field	Not applicable	Not applicable
VLAN ID 0 Type	VLANs with ID 0 can either be tagged or untagged; allows you to specify which type to create	Tagged or Untagged	Tagged
S-VLAN Range
Total number of VLANs to create	Number of VLANs that should be created	0-16,384	1
Number of VLANs to Distribute per S-VLAN	Number of VLAN IDs that will be created per S-VLAN	1-4096	1
Number of S-VLANs Required	Read-only field that specifies how many S-VLANs will be created; calculated by dividing the total number of VLANs to be created by the distribution of VLANs per S-VLAN	Not applicable	Not applicable
S-VLAN ID Start Value	First ID to be used for the S-VLANs being created	0-4095	0
S-VLAN Increment Value	Value to increment each S-VLAN ID	1-4096	1
S-VLAN ID Upper Bound	Last value that will be used for the S-VLANs being created; read-only calculated value field	Not applicable	Not applicable
VLAN ID Start Value	First VLAN ID to be used for each S-VLAN being created	0-4095	0
VLAN Increment Value	Value to increment each VLAN ID	1-4096	1
VLAN ID Upper Bound	Last VLAN ID that will be used for the S-VLAN being created; read-only calculated value field	Not applicable	Not applicable

VLAN Service Ranges Parameters

Click Next. If a VLAN major interface does not already exist, the VLAN Major screen appears. If one does exist, the VLAN Sub Interface screen appears. (Go to Step 8.)

Set VLAN major parameters. (Table 30)

Table 30:

Field	Description	Range/Length	Default
Name	ifDescr of the virtual LAN; not configurable, created by the router	Not applicable	Not applicable
Alias	ifAlias used for the VLAN major interface being created	0-64 characters	Empty
ifIndex	Not configurable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Administrative Status .	Administrative status used for the VLAN major interface and VLAN subinterfaces being created	Up or Down	Up

VLAN Major Parameters

Click Next. The VLAN Sub Interface screen appears.

Set VLAN Sub Interface parameters. (Table 31)

Table 31:

Field	Description	Range/Length	Default
Name	ifDescr of the VLAN Sub Interface; not configurable, created by the router	Not applicable	Not applicable
Alias	ifAlias used for the VLAN subinterfaces being created	0-64 characters	Empty
ifIndex	Not configurable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Operational Status	Not configurable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Administrative Status	Administrative status used for the VLAN major interface and VLAN subinterfaces being created	Up or Down	Up
Advisory Speed Transmit	Advisory transmit speed for the VLAN subinterface being created.	0-2147483647	0
Advisory Speed Receive	Advisory Receive speed for the VLAN subinterface being created.	0-2147483647	0
QoS Profile Name	Name of the QoS Profile attached to the VLAN Subinterfaces created	Not applicable	Not applicable
S-VLAN Ethertype	Ethertype set for the VLAN subinterfaces created; only present if the subinterfaces are configured with S-VLANs	8100, 88a8, 9100	9100

VLAN Sub Interface Parameters

If you do not want to configure a service type (IP service, bridged interface service, or PPPoE service), click Finish and go to Step 11. Otherwise, click Next. The Service Type screen appears.

Select a service type, click Next, and set parameters. See the following for additional parameter information:

Chapter 6, Configuring IP
NMC-RX User Guide, Vol. 1, Chapter 19, Configuring Bridge Interfaces
NMC-RX User Guide, Vol. 1, Chapter 28, Configuring PPP over Ethernet

When you have set service type parameters, the VLAN Service Summary screen appears. Click Finish to create the objects.

The Services Wizard Complete dialog box appears when the process ends.