ip ident4

Enables or disables fingerprinting of IPv4 devices on an interface.

Syntax

[no] ip ident4 off|on

Syntax Description

Keyword	Description
no	(Optional) This is the same as ip ident4 off.
off	Disables fingerprinting of IPv4 devices on the interface.
on	Enables fingerprinting of IPv4 devices on the interface.

Defaults

Devices fingerprinting is enabled on LAN interfaces and disabled on WAN interfaces by default.

Usage Guidelines

This command enables or disables "fingerprinting" of IPv4 devices on an interface. Fingerprinting uses protocols such as SSDP and mDNS to gather information about devices on the network to aid in the identification of new and unknown devices.

This command is valid only in interface context. Entering it will set the interface mode to manual.

Examples

ip ident4 off

Related Commands

interfaceip ident6