HP ProCurve 2520 Configuring Friendly Port Names, not assigned, Figure 10-14.Example of Configuring a Friendly Port Name

Port Status and Configuration

Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names

■In a port listing, not assigned indicates that the port does not have a name assignment other than its fixed port number.

■To retain friendly port names across reboots, you must save the current running-configuration to the startup-config file after entering the friendly port names. (In the CLI, use the write memory command.)

Configuring Friendly Port Names

Syntax: interface < port-list > name < port-name-string >

Assigns a port name to port-list.

Syntax: no interface < port-list> name

Deletes the port name from port-list.

Configuring a Single Port Name. Suppose that you have connected port A3 on the switch to Bill Smith’s workstation, and want to assign Bill’s name and workstation IP address (10.25.101.73) as a port name for port A3:

Figure 10-14. Example of Configuring a Friendly Port Name

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