Assigning Multiple Instances to a VLAN Simultaneously

Lab Objective:

The objective of this lab exercise is to understand how to configure many interfaces that share the same common configuration at the same time without having to do them one at a time.

Configuring multiple interfaces on a switch at the same time is a fundamental skill. Some high end Cisco Catalyst switches can have in excess of 500 interfaces that may need to be configured almost identically. In such situations, configuring a single interface at a time would not be acceptable. As a Cisco engineer, as well as in the Cisco CCNA exam, you will be expected to know how to configure multiple switch interfaces at the same time using user defined macros.

Lab Topology:

The lab network topology is illustrated below: