Using a Management VLAN

On Catalyst 2900 XL, 2950, and 3500 XL switches, a management VLAN gives you an IP connection from a workstation to the switch. This connection supports a VSM, SNMP, or Telnet session.

By default, the active management VLAN is VLAN 1. However, you can designate another VLAN as the management VLAN by choosing VLAN > Management VLAN and using the Management VLAN window.

Only one management VLAN can be active at a time. If you specify a new management VLAN, your HTTP connection to the old management VLAN is lost. Therefore, you should have a connection between your management station and a port in the new management VLAN, or you should connect to the new management VLAN through a multi-VLAN router.

Note: In a cluster, all the links between the command switch, member switches, and candidates must be part of the same management VLAN.