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title: "InstanceName Property (ServerNetworkProtocolIPAddress)"
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# InstanceName Property (ServerNetworkProtocolIPAddress Class)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]
  Gets the name of the instance of [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on which the server network protocol is installed.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
object.InstanceName [= value]  
```  
  
## Parts  
 *object*  
 A [ServerNetworkProtocolIPAdress Class](../../../relational-databases/wmi-provider-configuration-classes/servernetworkprotocolipaddress-class/servernetworkprotocolipaddress-class.md) object.  
  
## Property Value/Return Value  
 A string value that specifies the name of the instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
## Remarks  
  
## See Also  
 [Configuring Server Network Protocols and Net-Libraries](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms177485\(v=sql.100\).aspx)