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45 | Configuring L2 Bridge Mode
Configuring the Primary Bridge Interface
The primary bridge interface is your existing Internet gateway
device. The only step involved in setting up your primary bridge
interface is to ensure that the WAN interface is configured for a
static IP address. You will need this static IP address when
configuring the secondary bridge.
Note: The primary bridge interface must have a static IP
assignment.
Configuring the Secondary Bridge Interface
Complete the following steps to configure the Dell SonicWALL
NSA E8510:
1. Navigate to the Network > Interfaces page from the
navigation panel.
2. Click the Configure icon in the right column of the X0 (LAN)
interface.
3. In the IP Assignment drop-down, select Layer 2 Bridged
Mode.
4. In the Bridged to drop-down, select the X1 interface.
5. Configure management options (HTTP, HTTPS, Ping,
SNMP, SSH, User logins, or HTTP redirects).
Note: Do not enable Never route traffic on the bridge-pair
unless your network topology requires that all packets
entering the L2 Bridge remain on the L2 Bridge
segments. You may optionally enable the Block all
non-IPv4 traffic setting to prevent the L2 bridge from
passing non-IPv4 traffic.
Continue to the Additional Deployment Configuration section,
on page 46