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title: INTERFACE mode command details
slug: epmm/command-line-interface/guide/interface-mode-command-details
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:44:20.538Z
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## end

Returns to CONFIGURE mode.

Example  

/config-if#end

/config#

/config-vlan#end

/config#

## ip address

Configures the IP address and mask of the interface you specified in the interface command. The interface is one of the following:

- a physical interface when in INTERFACE GigabitEthernet mode.
- a VLAN interface when in INTERFACE VLAN mode. Before you can configure the IP address of a VLAN interface, create the VLAN interface, using the command [physical interface GigabitEthernet](docId:-6xTik4ZAXI26F6cXWtiK).

Specify the following parameters:

Table: ip address command parameters

| Parameter  | Description                                                                                                                                             |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| IP address | IP address of the physical network interface when in INTERFACE GigabitEthernet mode.<br />IP address of the VLAN interface when in INTERFACE VLAN mode. |
| mask       | The netmask of the interface.                                                                                                                           |

**Example &#xA0;**

/config#interface GigabitEthernet 2

/config-if#ip address 10.10.17.27 255.255.255.0

## no

Use the no command in INTERFACE mode as described in the following table.

Table. no command parameters

| :Command      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| no ip address | Resets the IP address and mask of the interface that you specified in the interface command. The interface can be a physical or VLAN interface. This command sets both the IP address and the mask to 0.0.0.0. |
| no shutdown   | Enables the GigibitEthernet or VLAN interface that you specified in the interface command.                                                                                                                     |

## physical interface GigabitEthernet

Creates a VLAN interface on the specified physical interface. This command is available only in INTERFACE VLAN mode.

Table: physical interface GigabitEthernet parameters

| Parameter                        | Description                                                                                                 |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| GigabitEthernet interface number | A value between 1 and 6 that specifies the GigabitEthernet interface on which to create the VLAN interface. |

**Example &#xA0;**

/config#interface vlan 1

/config-vlan#

/config-vlan#physical interface GigabitEthernet 1

## shutdown

Disables the VLAN or physical interface that you specified in the interface command. To enable the interface, use no shutdown. See [no](docId:-6xTik4ZAXI26F6cXWtiK).

**Example &#xA0;**

The following command disables a physical interface:

/config#interface GigabitEthernet 1

/config-if#shutdown
/config-if#

The following command disables a VLAN interface:

/config#interface vlan 1

/config-vlan#shutdown
/config\_vlan#