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Give a node another interface

How-to1 min readUpdated July 2026

Each device starts with a sensible number of ports, but a topology sometimes needs one more - a switch that needs a fifth uplink, a router that needs a dedicated management port. + Add on the Interfaces tab appends one, on the real node, no restart required for a stopped lab.

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Select the node, open Interfaces, and click + Add - a new port appears at the bottom of the list immediately.

Step 1: Give a node another interface

The new port is unconnected until you draw a link to it - draw one and it takes the next free name in the node's own numbering convention. See "The node Interfaces tab" for renaming and the rest of what lives here.