Chapter 7 Interfaces

Each field is described in the following table.

Table 40 Configuration > Network > Interface > Ethernet

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Configuration / IPv6

Use the Configuration section for IPv4 network settings. Use the IPv6

Configuration

Configuration section for IPv6 network settings if you connect your ZyWALL to an

 

IPv6 network. Both sections have similar fields as described below.

 

 

Edit

Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen where you can modify

 

the entry’s settings.

 

 

Remove

To remove a virtual interface, select it and click Remove. The ZyWALL confirms you

 

want to remove it before doing so.

 

 

Activate

To turn on an interface, select it and click Activate.

 

 

Inactivate

To turn off an interface, select it and click Inactivate.

 

 

Create Virtual

To open the screen where you can create a virtual Ethernet interface, select an

Interface

Ethernet interface and click Create Virtual Interface.

 

 

Object References

Select an entry and click Object Reference to open a screen that shows which

 

settings use the entry. See Section 7.3.2 on page 122 for an example.

 

 

#

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

 

 

Status

This icon is lit when the entry is active and dimmed when the entry is inactive.

 

 

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 (in

 

the IPv4 network) or :: (in the IPv6 network), the interface does not have an IP

 

address yet.

 

In the IPv4 network, 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.

 

In the IPv6 network, this screen also shows whether the IP address is a static IP

 

address (STATIC), link-local IP address (LINK LOCAL), dynamically assigned

 

(DHCP), or an IPv6 StateLess Address AutoConfiguration IP address (SLAAC). See

 

Section 7.1.2 on page 103 for more information about IPv6.

 

 

Mask

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

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyWALL.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to return the screen to its last-saved settings.

 

 

7.3.1 Ethernet Edit

The Ethernet Edit screen lets you configure IP address assignment, interface parameters, RIP settings, OSPF settings, DHCP settings, connectivity check, and MAC address settings. To access this screen, click an Edit icon in the Ethernet Summary screen. (See Section 7.3 on page 109.)

Note: If you create IP address objects based on an interface’s IP address, subnet, or gateway, the ZyWALL automatically updates every rule or setting that uses the object whenever the interface’s IP address settings change. For example, if you change the LAN’s IP address, the ZyWALL automatically updates the corresponding interface-based, LAN subnet address object.

With RIP, you can use Ethernet interfaces to do the following things.

• Enable and disable RIP in the underlying physical port or port group.

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