Port Status and Configuration

Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names

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 NamesSyntax: interface < port-list > name < port-name-string >Assigns a port name to port-list.Syntax: no interface < port-list> nameDeletes 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 10-17. Example of Configuring a Friendly Port Name

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