Users Guide

644 Port Characteristics
Configuring Port Characteristics (CLI)
This section provides information about the commands used for configuring
port characteristics. For more information about the commands, see the Dell
EMC Networking N1100-ON, N1500, N2000, N2100-ON, N3000E-ON, and
N3100-ON Series Switches CLI Reference Guide at www.dell.com/support.
Configuring Port Settings
Use the following commands to configure various port settings.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
interface interface Enter interface configuration mode for the specified
interface. The interface variable includes the interface type
and number, for example tengigabitethernet 1/0/3.
A range of interfaces can be specified using the interface
range command. For example, interface range
tengigabitethernet 1/0/8-12 configures interfaces 8, 9, 10,
11, and 12.
description string Add a description to the port. The text string can be
from1-64 characters.
shutdown Administratively disable the interface.