Administrator Guide

Layer 2 Switching Commands 427
console(config)#interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1
console(config-if-Gi1/0/1)#switchport protected 1
switchport protected name
Use the switchport protected name command in Global Configuration mode
to adds the port to the protected group 1 and also sets the group name to
"protected".
Syntax
switchport protected groupid name name
no switchport protected groupid name
• groupid — Identifies which group the port is to be protected in.
(Range: 0–2)
•
name — Name of the group. (Range: 0-32 characters)
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
The following example assigns the name "protected" to group 1.
console(config-if-Gi1/0/1)#switchport protected 1 name protected
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