Port Setup

LACP Port-Channel Trunk
Define VLANs Allowed on Trunk Link
LACP Port-Channel Access

LACP Port-Channel Trunk

1. Enter the configuration mode.

config t

2. Enter the interface/s that you want to add to the port channel/LACP.

int e1/5

For multiples use below.

int e1/5-6

3. Give a description of the ports.

desc MUT7-RACK-SWI-POE1

4. Configure the port/s as a switchport.

switchport

5. Configure the port/s as a trunk.

switchport mode trunk

6. Configure the port as a port-channel. Active sets the interface to LACP Active, Passive sets it to LACP Passive, and not setting a mode defaults to On.

channel-group 1 mode active

7. Enter the configuration for the port channel.

int port-channel 1

8. Give a description of the port-channel.

desc MUT7-RACK-SWI-POE1

9. Configure the port-channel as a trunk port.

switchport mode trunk

10. Issue the command no shutdown to enable the port.

no shutdown

11. Add VLANs if needed to the port-channel interface. Edit accordingly to allow only necessary VLANs.

switchport trunk allowed vlan add 1,2,5,20,30,49,50,60,77,79,200,243

Define VLANs Allowed on Trunk Link

1. First navigate to the interface for the port or port-channel.

config t
int e1/1

Below for a port-channel.

config t
int port-channel 1

2. Ensure the port/port-channel is a trunk.

switchport mode trunk

3. To add a VLAN, use the following command to add the VLANs necessary.

switchport trunk allowed vlan add 7,10,20

4. To remove a VLAN, use the following command.

switchport trunk allowed vlan remove 5-10,12

LACP Port-Channel Access