What is VTP configuration?

The vtp configuration command is used to configure VTP characteristics for a switch. All switches in the same VTP domain will share the same VTP domain name and VTP password, if one is configured. It is a good idea to set the VTP mode to “client” if switches are being added to an existing switched network.

How do I configure VTP modes?

Configuring basic VTP on CISCO Switches

  1. Step 1 – Creating a VTP Server. VTP has the following 3 different modes:
  2. Step 2 – Configuring a switch as a VTP client. Enter configuration mode and use the following commands to enable client mode.
  3. Step 3 – Configure native and trunking VLAN.
  4. Step 4 Testing VTP.

What is the default VTP configuration for Cisco switches?

The default VTP mode on Cisco switches is the server mode, so the command vtp mode server wasn’t necessary in the SW1 configuration pictured above.

What is Cisco VTP mode?

VTP server mode (Cisco) VTP servers advertise their VLAN configurations to other switches in the same VTP domain and synchronize their VLAN configurations with other switches based on advertisements received over trunk links. VTP server is the default mode.

What is the difference between VLAN and VTP?

VLAN configuration is done on one switch (i.e. switch in VTP server mode). The VTP protocol automatically propagates VLAN information to all the switches in the domain i.e. switches with VTP client modes.

What are the 3 VTP modes?

VTP modes – There are 3 modes:

  • Server – The switches are set to this mode by default.
  • Client – In this mode, the switches receives the updates and can also forward the updates to other switches(which are in same VTP domain).
  • Transparent – This mode only forwards the VTP summary advertisements through trunk link.

How do you configure VLANs & VTP & STP?

How to Configure VLAN, STP, DTP Step by Step Guide?

  1. Configure Access or Trunk links.
  2. Create VLAN.
  3. Assign VLAN membership.
  4. Configure Intra VLAN routing.
  5. Configure VTP Server.
  6. Make VTP Clients.
  7. Show STP Static.
  8. Configure DTP port.

How configure VTP Cisco Packet Tracer?

VLAN and VTP lab solution

  1. Configure the VTP-SERVER switch as a VTP server VTP-SERVER(config)#vtp mode server.
  2. Connect to the 3 other Catalyst switches and configure them as VTP clients.
  3. Configure VTP domain name as “TESTDOMAIN” and VTP password as “cisco”

What is purpose of VTP?

VTP is a protocol used to distribute and synchronize identifying information about VLANs configured throughout a switched network. Configurations made to a single VTP server are propagated across trunk links to all connected switches in the network.

What are VTP domains?

A VTP domain is a set of trunked switches with the matching VTP settings (the domain name, password and VTP version). All switches inside the same VTP domain share their VLAN information with each other. To better understand the true value of VTP, consider an example network with 100 switches.