Interface settings

System network

 

 

Figure 5: Interface list

Create New

Select Create New to create a VLAN.

Virtual Domain

Select a virtual domain to display the interfaces added to this virtual domain.

 

Only available if you have added a virtual domain.

Name

The names of the physical interfaces available to your FortiGate unit.

 

Interface names indicate the default function of the interface (For

 

example, internal, dmz1, dmz2, wan1 and wan2)

 

If you have added VLAN subinterfaces, they also appear in the name list,

 

below the physical interface that they have been added to. See “VLAN

 

overview” on page 63.

IP

The current IP address of the interface.

Netmask

The netmask of the interface.

Access

The administrative access configuration for the interface.

 

See “To control administrative access to an interface” on page 57 for

 

information about administrative access options.

Status

The administrative status for the interface.

 

If the administrative status is a green arrow, the interface is up and can

 

accept network traffic. If the administrative status is a red arrow, the

 

interface is administratively down and cannot accept traffic. To change the

 

administrative status, select Bring Down or Bring Up. For more information,

 

see “To bring down an interface that is administratively up” on page 54 and

 

“To start up an interface that is administratively down” on page 54.

 

Delete, edit, and view icons.

Interface settings

Interface settings displays the current configuration of a selected FortiGate interface or VLAN subinterface. Use interface settings to configure a new VLAN subinterface or to change the configuration of a FortiGate interface or VLAN subinterface.

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