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YNTAX
Once you have created the VLAN with a unique name, you can then eliminate the
keyword
vlan
from all other commands that require the name to be entered. For
example, instead of entering the command
config vlan engineering add port 1-3,6
you could enter the following shortcut:
config engineering add port 1-3, 6
N
UMERICAL
R
ANGES
Commands that require you to enter one or more port numbers use the parameter
<portlist>
in the syntax. A portlist can be a range of numbers, for example:
port 1-3
You can add additional port numbers to the list, separated by a comma:
port 1-3,6,8
N
AMES
All named components of the Switch conÞguration must have a unique name. Names
must begin with an alphabetical character delimited by whitespace, unless enclosed in
quotation marks.
S
YMBOLS
You may see a variety of symbols shown as part of the command syntax. These symbols
explain how to enter the command, and you do not type them as part of the command
itself.
Table 4-1
summarizes command syntax symbols.
Table 4-1: Command Syntax Symbols
Symbol
Description
angle brackets < >
Enclose a variable or value. You must specify the variable or value. For
example, in the syntax
config vlan <name> ipaddress <ip_address>
you must supply a VLAN name for
<name>
and an address for
<ip_address>
when entering the command. Do not type the angle
brackets.
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