Allied Telesis AT-8100 Series - Manual (Page 210)

Chapter 10: Port Parameter Commands
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DESCRIPTION
Syntax
description description
Parameters
description
Specifies a description of 1 to 240 alphanumeric characters for a
port. Spaces and special characters are allowed.
Mode
Port Interface mode
Description
Use this command to add descriptions to the ports on the switch. The
ports will be easier to identify if they have descriptions.
Use the NO form of this command to remove descriptions from ports
without assigning new descriptions.
Note
The POWER-INLINE DESCRIPTION command is used to describe
powered devices that are connected to the ports. For information
about this command, see “POWER-INLINE DESCRIPTION” on
page 281.
Confirmation Command
“SHOW INTERFACE” on page 234
Examples
This example assigns the description “printer22” to port 15:
awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# interface port1.0.15
awplus(config-if)# description printer22