# Configuring Interface Type

You can configure the interface type based on the connection point. Here, “network” corresponds to the network (TAPs) and “tool” corresponds to analytics tools.

#### Reference

<table><thead><tr><th width="150"></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Command</td><td><p>type (network | tool)</p><p>no type</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Description</td><td>Type Configuration</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Parameters</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mode</td><td>INTERFACE</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Example

```
pbnoscli# configure terminal 
pbnoscli(config)# interface ethernet Ethernet1/1
pbnoscli(config-if)# type 
  network               Network
  tool                  Tool
pbnoscli(config-if)#type network
```

You can verify the configuration by using the command(s) below:

```
pbnoscli# show interface npb Ethernet1/1

===================================
Interface : Ethernet1/1       
===================================
Type           : network         
Mode           : vlan-aware      
Ingress-vlan   : 2               
Egress-tagging : disable         

pbnoscli# 
```

```
pbnoscli# show running-config 
configure terminal
!
interface ethernet Ethernet1/1
mtu 1600
forward-error-correction rs
type network
!
interface mgmt
ip address 10.4.4.53/23 gateway 10.4.4.1
!
pbnoscli#
```