5.8.1 Configure Interface
To configure an interface, select it by clicking in the button next to it on the screen. Then click on the Configure Interface button at the bottom of the screen. Note the following:
Interfaces:
Interface eth0 displays the LAN port status.
Interface usb0 displays the USB port status.
Interface mer0 displays the interface configured for MER.
Interface lo0 is the loopback interface. When an OAM loopback is performed, the status field displays UP.
Interfaces Atm1 to Atm 7 display the interfaces configured for RFC 1483 Bridged mode or RFC 1483 Routed mode.
Interfaces pppo to ppp7 display the interfaces configured for PPPoE or PPPoA.
Parameters:
Dynamic IP address from DHCP: Selects the IP address to be assigned by the DHCP server.
Static IP address: Selects the IP address to be statically assigned.
Interface: The name of the interface currently selected.
IP address: The IP address of the selected interface.
Subnet Mask: The subnet mask of the selected interface.
MTU: Sets the maximum transmission unit of the interface. The MTU is used to limit the size of packets that are transmitted on an interface. Not all interfaces support the MTU parameter, and some interfaces, like Ethernet, have range restrictions
Speed: Auto, 10 Mbps, or 100 Mbps
Status: UP and Down. When an interface is set to Down, the system will not attempt to transmit messages through that interface. When set to UP, messages can be transmitted through the interface.
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