Chapter 13 Interfaces

 

Table 74 Configuration > Network > Interface > Add (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Metric

Enter the priority of the gateway (if any) on this interface. The

 

 

ZyWALL decides which gateway to use based on this priority. The

 

 

lower the number, the higher the priority. If two or more gateways

 

 

have the same priority, the ZyWALL uses the one that was configured

 

 

first.

 

 

 

 

Interface

 

 

Parameters

 

 

 

 

 

Egress

Enter the maximum amount of traffic, in kilobits per second, the

 

Bandwidth

ZyWALL can send through the interface to the network. Allowed

 

 

values are 0 - 1048576.

 

 

 

 

Ingress

This is reserved for future use.

 

Bandwidth

Enter the maximum amount of traffic, in kilobits per second, the

 

 

 

 

ZyWALL can receive from the network through the interface. Allowed

 

 

values are 0 - 1048576.

 

 

 

 

OK

Click OK to save your changes back to the ZyWALL.

 

 

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.

 

 

 

13.10 Interface Technical Reference

Here is more detailed information about interfaces on the ZyWALL.

IP Address Assignment

Most interfaces have an IP address and a subnet mask. This information is used to create an entry in the routing table.

Figure 265 Example: Entry in the Routing Table Derived from Interfaces

Table 75 Example: Routing Table Entries for Interfaces

IP ADDRESS(ES)

DESTINATION

100.100.1.1/16

ge1

 

 

200.200.200.1/24

ge2

 

 

 

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