Configuring Interfaces
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SonicOS Enhanced 4.0 Administrator Guide
Caution If you select a specific Ethernet speed and duplex, you must force the connection speed and
duplex from the Ethernet card to the SonicWALL security appliance as well.
You can choose to override the Default MAC Address for the Interface by selecting Override
Default MAC Address and entering the MAC Address in the field.
Check Enable Multicast Support to allow multicast reception on this interface.
Check Enable 802.1p tagging to tag information passing through this interface with 802.1p
priority information for Quality of Service (QoS) management. Packets sent through this
interface are tagged with VLAN id=0 and carry 802.1p priority information. In order to make use
of this priority information, devices connected to this interface should support priority frames.
QoS management is controlled by access rules on the Firewall > Access Rules page. For
information on QoS and bandwidth management, see “Firewall > QoS Mapping” section on
page 467.
Configuring a WAN Interface
Configuring the WAN interface enables Internet connect connectivity. You can configure up to
two WAN interfaces on the SonicWALL security appliance.
Step 1 Click on the Notepad icon in the Configure column for the F1, WAN, X1 or Unassigned
Interface you want to configure. The Edit Interface window is displayed.
Step 2 If you’re configuring an Unassigned Interface, select WAN from the Zone menu. If you selected
the Default WAN Interface, WAN is already selected in the Zone menu.
Step 3 Select one of the following WAN Network Addressing Mode from the IP Assignment menu.
Depending on the option you choose from the IP Assignment menu, complete the
corresponding fields that are displayed after selecting the option.
• Static - configures the SonicWALL for a network that uses static IP addresses.