Chapter 10 Interface

Figure 149 Network > Interface > Ethernet

Each field is described in the following table.

Table 50 Network > Interface > Ethernet

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

#

This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with any interface.

 

 

Name

This field displays the name of the interface.

 

 

IP Address

This field displays the current IP address of the interface. If the IP address is

 

0.0.0.0, the interface does not have an IP address yet.

 

This screen also shows whether the IP address is a static IP address (STATIC)

 

or dynamically assigned (DHCP). IP addresses are always static in virtual

 

interfaces.

 

 

Mask

This field displays the interface’s subnet mask in dot decimal notation.

 

 

Modify

This column lets you create, edit, remove, activate, and deactivate interfaces.

 

You cannot add or remove Ethernet interfaces, however.

 

To create a virtual Ethernet interface, click the Add icon next to the

 

corresponding Ethernet interface. The Virtual Interface Add/Edit screen

 

appears. See Section 10.15 on page 263.

 

To edit an interface, click the Edit icon next to it. The Ethernet Edit screen or

 

Virtual Interface Add/Edit screen appears accordingly.

 

To remove a virtual interface, click the Remove icon next to it. The ZyWALL

 

confirms you want to remove it before doing so.

 

To activate or deactivate an interface, click the Active icon next to it. Make sure

 

you click Apply to save and apply the change.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyWALL.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

10.4.1 The Ethernet Edit Screen

Click Network > Interface > Ethernet and then the interface’s Edit icon to display the Ethernet Edit screen. Use the Ethernet Edit screen to configure an Ethernet interface’s properties, IP address assignment settings, interface parameters, RIP settings, OSPF settings, connectivity check settings, and MAC address settings.

For the WAN and OPT interfaces you can click the Wizard tab to configure just the key settings. See Section 10.5 on page 214 for details.

The OPT interface’s Edit > Configuration screen is shown here as an example. The screens for other interfaces are similar and contain a subset to the OPT interface screen’s fields.

 

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