Configuring Port Characteristics 461
To enter Interface Configuration mode for a physical switch port, the 
following information is required:
• Type — For physical switch ports, the type is Gigabit Ethernet 
(gigabitethernet or gi) for 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports or 10-Gibabit 
Ethernet (tengigabitethernet or te) for 10,000 Mbps Ethernet ports.
• Stack member number— The unit number within the stack. The range is 
1–12. The default unit number for a switch that has not been in a stack is 
1. To view the member number assigned to each switch in a stack, use the 
show switch
 command. 
• Module (slot) number—The expansion module slot. The number is 1 for a 
module inserted in the left slot or 2 when it is in the right slot (when 
viewing the back panel of the switch). For front-panel ports, the slot 
number is 0. 
• Port number—The number assigned to the port. For front-panel ports the 
port number is written above or below each port. Odd-numbered ports are 
on the top row, and even-numbered ports are on the bottom row. The port 
numbers increase from left to right. For ports on the optional modules, the 
left port is 1, and the right port is 2.
For example, to enter Interface Configuration mode for Gigabit Ethernet 
port 10 on a switch that is not part of a stack, use the following command:
console(config)#interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/10
To enter Interface Configuration mode for Gigabit Ethernet port 6 on stack 
member 3, use the following command:
console(config)#interface gigabitEthernet 3/0/6 
To enter Interface Configuration mode for port 1 on a 10-Gigabit Ethernet 
module in the left slot (or top slot for the PC7048R and PC7048R-RA), use 
the following command:
console(config)#interface tengigabitEthernet 1/1/1
For many features, you can configure a range of interfaces. When you enter 
Interface Configuration mode for multiple interfaces, the commands you 
execute apply to all interfaces specified in the range. 
NOTE: When you enter Interface Configuration mode, the command prompt 
changes and identifies the interface. In the previous example, the command 
prompt becomes console(config-if-Gi1/0/10)#.