Chapter 13 Interfaces

 

Table 80 Configuration > Network > Interface > Bridge > Edit (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Add

Click this to create a new entry.

 

 

 

 

Edit

Select an entry and click this to be able to modify it.

 

 

 

 

Remove

Select an entry and click this to delete it.

 

 

 

 

#

This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with a specific

 

 

entry.

 

 

 

 

IP Address

Enter the IP address to assign to a device with this entry’s MAC

 

 

address.

 

 

 

 

MAC Address

Enter the MAC address to which to assign this entry’s IP address.

 

 

 

 

Description

Enter a description to help identify this static DHCP entry. You can use

 

 

alphanumeric and ()+/:=?!*#@$_%- characters, and it can be up to

 

 

60 characters long.

 

 

 

 

Connectivity

The interface can regularly check the connection to the gateway you

 

Check

specified to make sure it is still available. You specify how often the

 

 

interface checks the connection, how long to wait for a response

 

 

before the attempt is a failure, and how many consecutive failures are

 

 

required before the ZyWALL stops routing to the gateway. The

 

 

ZyWALL resumes routing to the gateway the first time the gateway

 

 

passes the connectivity check.

 

 

 

 

Enable

Select this to turn on the connection check.

 

Connectivity

 

 

Check

 

 

 

 

 

Check Method

Select the method that the gateway allows.

 

 

Select icmp to have the ZyWALL regularly ping the gateway you

 

 

specify to make sure it is still available.

 

 

Select tcp to have the ZyWALL regularly perform a TCP handshake

 

 

with the gateway you specify to make sure it is still available.

 

 

 

 

Check Period

Enter the number of seconds between connection check attempts.

 

 

 

 

Check Timeout

Enter the number of seconds to wait for a response before the

 

 

attempt is a failure.

 

 

 

 

Check Fail

Enter the number of consecutive failures before the ZyWALL stops

 

Tolerance

routing through the gateway.

 

 

 

 

Check Default

Select this to use the default gateway for the connectivity check.

 

Gateway

 

 

 

 

 

Check this

Select this to specify a domain name or IP address for the

 

address

connectivity check. Enter that domain name or IP address in the field

 

 

next to it.

 

 

 

 

Check Port

This field only displays when you set the Check Method to tcp.

 

 

Specify the port number to use for a TCP connectivity check.

 

 

 

 

OK

Click OK to save your changes back to the ZyWALL.

 

 

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.

 

 

 

 

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