Chapter 10 Interface
Like other interfaces, virtual interfaces have an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway used to make routing decisions. However, you have to manually specify the IP address and subnet mask; virtual interfaces cannot be DHCP clients. Like other interfaces, you can restrict bandwidth through virtual interfaces, but you cannot change the MTU. The virtual interface uses the same MTU that the underlying interface uses. Unlike other interfaces, virtual interfaces do not provide DHCP services, and they do not verify that the gateway is available.
This screen lets you configure IP address assignment and interface parameters for virtual interfaces. To access this screen, click an Add icon next to an Ethernet interface, VLAN interface, or bridge interface in the respective interface summary screen. The fields vary by interface.
Figure 185 Network > Interface > Bridge > Add
Each field is described in the table below.
Table 82 Network > Interface > Bridge > Add
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General Settings |
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Enable Interface | Select this to enable this interface. Clear this to disable this interface. |
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Interface Properties |
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Interface Name | This field is |
| automatically derived from the underlying Ethernet interface, VLAN interface, or |
| bridge interface. |
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Description | Enter a description of this interface. It is not used elsewhere. You can use |
| alphanumeric and ()+/:=?!*#@$_%- characters, and it can be up to 60 |
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IP Address |
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Assignment |
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IP Address | Enter the IP address for this interface. |
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Subnet Mask | Enter the subnet mask of this interface in dot decimal notation. The subnet |
| mask indicates what part of the IP address is the same for all computers in the |
| network. |
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Interface |
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Parameters |
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