Hp Switch Vlan Trunk Configuration

This offers generic guidance that will apply to most if not all 802 1q capable switches then goes on to cover configuration on specific switches from cisco hp netgear and dell.

Hp switch vlan trunk configuration.

On the vlan screen select the modify port tab on the top of the screen. Select the desired port. When i first started in it i went and did my cisco ccna so i learned that to connect cisco switches and pass vlan traffic between them i needed to create a trunk to pass the vlan traffic. This video features the vlan configuration of a hp switch v1910 48g.

Fast forward a few years and i now work for an hp reseller. Select the trunk mode. For a listing of which screens show which trunk types see how the switch lists trunk data. Howto vlan configuration on hp procurve 2810 switch.

You cannot separately configure individual ports within a trunk for spanning tree or vlan operation traffic distribution. After finishing the vlan creation you need to configure a switch port as a trunk. Select the link type option. The examples below are performed on a j9022a 48 port model but the syntax should also work with other procurve models.

This article provides instructions on vlan configuration of hp procurve switches. For spanning tree or vlan operation configuration for all ports in a trunk is done at the trunk level.