Configuring the Native VLAN for 802.1Q Trunking Ports

If you do not configure this parameter, the trunk port uses the default VLAN as the native VLAN ID.

To configure native VLAN for a 802.1Q trunk port, perform this task:

Command
Purpose

Step 1

switch# configure terminal

Enters configuration mode.

Step 2

switch(config)# interface { type slot / port | port-channel number }

Specifies an interface to configure, and enters interface configuration mode.

Step 3

switch(config-if)# switchport trunk native vlan vlan-id

Sets the native VLAN for the 802.1Q trunk. Valid values are from 1 to 4094, except those VLANs reserved for internal use. The default value is VLAN1.

This example shows how to set the native VLAN for Ethernet 3/1 Ethernet trunk port to VLAN 5:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface ethernet 3/1
switch(config-if)# switchport trunk native vlan 5