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Written byNicole Levine, MFA
Last Updated: June 16, 2024Fact Checked
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This wikiHow teaches you how to turn on any port on your Cisco switch. In most cases, your Cisco switch's ports will all be enabled by default unless you've specifically disabled them.
Activating a Port
To activate or enable a port on your Cisco Switch, connect to your Switch and type "show interface status" to see which ports are enabled and which are disabled. Type enable, then use configuration commands to set up the port you want to enable.
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Connect to your switch. You can use PuTTY or any other SSH or telnet app to make a serial connection. The process of making the connection varies depending on the model you're using, so check your manual for specific instructions.[1]
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Type show interface status and press ↵ Enter. This displays a list of all ports, as well as their logical IDs.[2] Once you know the ID of the port you want to enable, you can run the command to enable it.
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Type enable and press ↵ Enter. If your switch has a password, you'll be prompted to enter it now. If not, you'll just be taken to the next line.
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Type configure terminal and press ↵ Enter. This puts the switch into configuration mode.[3]
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Type interface port-id and press ↵ Enter. Replace port-id with the ID of the port you want to enable, for example, interface fastEthernet 0/1 or interface Gi1/10. Now your switch knows which interface to configure.[4]
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Type no shutdown and press ↵ Enter. This turns the port on.[5]
- If you want to turn the port off, you'd use shutdown instead.
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Run copy running-config startup-config to make the changes permanent. This overwrites the startup configuration file with the new changes.[6]
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Type end and press ↵ Enter. This exists configuration mode.
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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 140,539 times.
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1.Connect to the switch.
2.Run the enable command.
3.Run the configure terminal command.
4.Run interface port-id (replacing port-id with the port you want to enable).
5.Run the "no shutdown" command.
6.Run "copy running-config startup-config" to save your changes.
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