Configuring default VLAN in Cisco switch

After connecting a switch to your network, it will be useful if the network administrator can login remotely into it to do troubleshooting, check logging and so on.

The easiest way to manage your switch remotely over the network is to configure an IP address for the default VLAN.

interface Vlan1
ip address 10.2.6.85 255.255.255.0

ip default-gateway 10.1.1.1

The purpose of default gateway configured is to enable network communication from another network to the switch. If communication is only limited to the same network, no default gateway setting is needed.