Configuring an interface description

Configuring an interface description
3.2.3 This page will teach students how to configure an interface description.


To configure an interface description, enter global configuration mode. From global configuration mode, enter interface configuration mode. Use the command description followed by the information.

The steps to configure an interface description are as follows:

1. Use the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode.
2. Enter a specific interface mode such as interface ethernet 0.
3. Enter the command description followed by the information that is to be displayed, such as XYZ Network, Building 18.
4. Use Ctrl-Z to exit interface mode and return to privileged EXEC mode.
5. Use the copy running-config startup-config command to save the configuration changes to NVRAM.

Here are two examples of interface descriptions:

interface ethernet 0
description LAN Engineering, Bldg.2
interface serial 0
description ABC network 1, Circuit 1

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