Assigning A Port Name - HP ProCurve 9304M Installation And Configuration Manual

Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
Here is an example of the Port configuration panel.
NOTE: A slot option appears on the chassis port configuration sheet. Slot corresponds to a module slot number.
NOTE: The IEEE Tagging option appears only on the Port configuration sheet when tagging is enabled at the
system level and a VLAN is defined on the system.
NOTE: The port speed option 1 Gbps is displayed only when a 1000BaseSX, 1000BaseLX, or 1000BaseT
Gigabit port or module is resident on the Routing Switch. Additionally, only the full-duplex mode is visible. When
a 10/100BaseTX Ethernet port or module is being configured, the options are 10/100 Auto, 10 Mbps, and 100
Mbps.

Assigning a Port Name

A port name can be assigned to help identify interfaces on the network. You can assign a port name to physical
ports, virtual routing interfaces, and loopback interfaces.
USING THE CLI
To assign a name to a port:
HP9300(config)# interface e 2/8
HP9300(config-if-2/8)# port-name Marsha Markey
Syntax: port-name <text>
The <text> parameter is an alphanumeric string. The name can be up to 255 characters long. The name can
contain blanks. You do not need to use quotation marks around the string, even when it contains blanks.
USING THE WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
1. Log on to the device using a valid user name and password for read-write access. The System configuration
panel is displayed.
2. Click on the plus sign next to Configure in the tree view to display the configuration options.
3. Click on the plus sign next to Port in the tree view to display the configuration options.
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