diff --git a/internal/metrics/collector.go b/internal/metrics/collector.go
index fb4d691..ac4bc35 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/collector.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/collector.go
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ type MetricsCollector struct {
 	dslMetricsCollector    dslMetricsCollector
 }
 
-func New(client hg612.Client, host string, collectIntervalSeconds int) Collector {
+func New(client hg612.Client, host string, identifier string, collectIntervalSeconds int) Collector {
 	return MetricsCollector{
 		collectIntervalSeconds: collectIntervalSeconds,
 		ctx:                    context.Background(),
-		dslMetricsCollector:    newDSLMetricsCollector(client, host),
+		dslMetricsCollector:    newDSLMetricsCollector(client, host, identifier),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/metrics/dsl.go b/internal/metrics/dsl.go
index eea98fd..e446397 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/dsl.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/dsl.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 type dslMetricsCollector struct {
 	client hg612.Client
 	host   string
+	identifier string
 
 	status *prometheus.GaugeVec
 
@@ -40,13 +41,13 @@ type dslMetricsCollector struct {
 	upFEC2   *prometheus.GaugeVec
 }
 
-func newDSLMetricsCollector(client hg612.Client, host string) dslMetricsCollector {
+func newDSLMetricsCollector(client hg612.Client, host string, identifier string) dslMetricsCollector {
 	status := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "status",
 		},
-		[]string{"host", "status", "modulation", "dataPath"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier", "status", "modulation", "dataPath"},
 	)
 
 	upCurrRate := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
@@ -54,84 +55,84 @@ func newDSLMetricsCollector(client hg612.Client, host string) dslMetricsCollecto
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_current_rate",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	downCurrRate := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_current_rate",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	upCurrRate2 := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_current_rate_2",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	downCurrRate2 := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_current_rate_2",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	upMaxRate := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_max_rate",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	downMaxRate := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_max_rate",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	upSNR := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_snr",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	downSNR := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_snr",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	upAttenuation := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_attenuation",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	downAttenuation := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_attenuation",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	upPower := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_power",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	downPower := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_power",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 
 	downHEC := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
@@ -139,89 +140,90 @@ func newDSLMetricsCollector(client hg612.Client, host string) dslMetricsCollecto
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_hec",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	upHEC := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_hec",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	downCRC := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_crc",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	upCRC := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_crc",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	downFEC := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_fec",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	upFEC := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_fec",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	downHEC2 := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_hec_2",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	upHEC2 := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_hec_2",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	downCRC2 := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_crc_2",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	upCRC2 := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_crc_2",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	downFEC2 := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "down_fec_2",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 	upFEC2 := promauto.NewGaugeVec(
 		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: "dsl",
 			Name:      "up_fec_2",
 		},
-		[]string{"host"},
+		[]string{"host", "identifier"},
 	)
 
 	return dslMetricsCollector{
 		client: client,
 		host:   host,
+		identifier: identifier,
 
 		status: status,
 
@@ -259,33 +261,33 @@ func (c dslMetricsCollector) collect() error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error getting dsl status")
 	}
 
-	c.status.WithLabelValues(c.host, status.DSLCfg.Status, status.DSLCfg.Modulation, status.DSLCfg.DataPath).Set(1)
+	c.status.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier, status.DSLCfg.Status, status.DSLCfg.Modulation, status.DSLCfg.DataPath).Set(1)
 
-	c.upCurrRate.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpCurrRate))
-	c.downCurrRate.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownCurrRate))
-	c.upCurrRate2.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpCurrRate2))
-	c.downCurrRate2.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownCurrRate2))
-	c.upMaxRate.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpMaxRate))
-	c.downMaxRate.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownMaxRate))
-	c.upSNR.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpSNR))
-	c.downSNR.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownSNR))
-	c.upAttenuation.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpAttenuation))
-	c.downAttenuation.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownAttenuation))
-	c.upPower.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpPower))
-	c.downPower.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownPower))
+	c.upCurrRate.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpCurrRate))
+	c.downCurrRate.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownCurrRate))
+	c.upCurrRate2.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpCurrRate2))
+	c.downCurrRate2.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownCurrRate2))
+	c.upMaxRate.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpMaxRate))
+	c.downMaxRate.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownMaxRate))
+	c.upSNR.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpSNR))
+	c.downSNR.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownSNR))
+	c.upAttenuation.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpAttenuation))
+	c.downAttenuation.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownAttenuation))
+	c.upPower.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.UpPower))
+	c.downPower.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLCfg.DownPower))
 
-	c.downHEC.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownHEC))
-	c.upHEC.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpHEC))
-	c.downCRC.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownCRC))
-	c.upCRC.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpCRC))
-	c.downFEC.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownFEC))
-	c.upFEC.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpFEC))
-	c.downHEC2.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownHEC2))
-	c.upHEC2.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpHEC2))
-	c.downCRC2.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownCRC2))
-	c.upCRC2.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpCRC2))
-	c.downFEC2.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownFEC2))
-	c.upFEC2.WithLabelValues(c.host).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpFEC2))
+	c.downHEC.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownHEC))
+	c.upHEC.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpHEC))
+	c.downCRC.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownCRC))
+	c.upCRC.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpCRC))
+	c.downFEC.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownFEC))
+	c.upFEC.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpFEC))
+	c.downHEC2.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownHEC2))
+	c.upHEC2.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpHEC2))
+	c.downCRC2.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownCRC2))
+	c.upCRC2.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpCRC2))
+	c.downFEC2.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.DownFEC2))
+	c.upFEC2.WithLabelValues(c.host, c.identifier).Set(float64(status.DSLStats.UpFEC2))
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5eef7c4..03a5bf4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ func main() {
 				Usage:    "the fully qualified host for the hg612 modem",
 				Required: true,
 			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:     "identifier",
+				Usage:    "the identifier for the line and modem",
+				Required: true,
+			},
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:  "bind",
 				Usage: "the bind string for the http server ie :8080",
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ func main() {
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			client := hg612.New(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", c.String("host")), http.DefaultClient)
 
-			collector := metrics.New(client, c.String("host"), c.Int("interval"))
+			collector := metrics.New(client, c.String("host"), c.String("identifier"), c.Int("interval"))
 			defer collector.Stop()
 			collector.Start()