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We have just taken delivery of a 'mature' 48 port switch for testing, deployment and general skulduggery. Since we are going to be constantly mucking around with the patching we need a diagram so we know which port is on what VLAN.
Has anybody seen such a template/diagram/key on their internet travels? We were hoping for something a bit more stylish than two rows of 24 in Excel – as befits a classy bit of network kit such as this!
If there is only one vlan involved, then just set your switchport as 'Access' and to the desired vlan. It will ignore any vlan tags.
If you want to have multiple vlans, then things get more complicated as Evan Anderson alluded to, but even then you might be able to do it (though you might not want to -- sometimes being overly clever has its downsides...).
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So here is the requested (not) pretty picture. Option #1 is the simple situation where they hand you a connection as a access port, in which case vlan tags don't matter. Just assign your port to the desired vlan.
Option #2 is the more complicated situation where they are handing you a trunk port with several vlans. In this case you can use another switch to "re-map" the vlan tags to your desired numbers. Be careful with this as it a little unusual...
You mean the Cisco Network Assistant? I saw this a while ago... you'll need to login to get it: http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/pub/Redirect.x?mdfid=268438038
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Last time I needed something like that, 48 lines with two columns (port number, intended use/VLAN) was my preferred solution. It was taped inside the door to the cabinet with the switch, with the text on the "inside". Not pretty, but actually surprisingly tech-friendly. When you needed to change something, do the config change and then amend the paper using a pen. Once in a while, take the paper down and generate a clean copy.