diff --git a/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.netconf.device.impl.NetconfDeviceProvider.cfg b/tools/package/etc/samples/org.onosproject.provider.netconf.device.impl.NetconfDeviceProvider.cfg
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+#
+# Instance-specific configurations, in this case, the number of 
+# devices per node.
+#
+devConfigs = cisco:cisco@192.168.56.20:2022:inactive,sdn:rocks@192.168.56.30:22:inactive
+
+#
+# Number of ports per device. This is global to all devices
+# on all instances.
+#
+# numPorts = 8