How to use the interface range command for N1500 switches

Summary: Simultaneously configuring multiple interfaces on the Dell EMC N-Series switches.

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Article Summary: This article explains how to configure multiple interfaces at the same time

 
There will be times you want to apply the same configuration on a range of interfaces. For example 32 workstations connecting to the same switch and using the same VLAN, port configurations. To configure multiple interfaces at the same time, you use an interface range command.

console(config)#interface range port-range | port-type all

You may select a specific range of interfaces, or all interfaces of that port-type. Below is an example to allow you to configure all Gigabit interfaces at once.

console>enable
console#config
console(config)#interface range gigabitethernet all

Here is an example configuring gigabit ports 1 through 10. Note how there is no space in-between the range of 1 and 10.

console(config)#interface range gi1/0/1-10

Here is an example of configuring gigabit ports 1, 3, 5 and 7. Note how there is no space in-between the interfaces.

console(config)#interface range gi1/0/1,gi1/0/3,gi1/0/5,gi1/0/7

You may also combine the two syntaxes above. Here is an example of configuring gigabit ports 1-10, and also 15, 20.

console(config)#interface range gi1/0/1-10,gi1/0/15,gi1/0/20

Affected Products

PowerSwitch N1500 Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000121867
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 05 Jun 2025
Version:  5
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