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Configuring IP Routing Interfaces
You can specify the IP subnets connected to this router by manually
assigning an IP address to each VLAN, or by using the RIP or OSPF
dynamic routing protocol to identify routes that lead to other interfaces by
exchanging protocol messages with other routers on the network.
Command Usage
• If this router is directly connected to end node devices (or connected
to end nodes via shared media) that will be assigned to a specific
subnet, then you must create a router interface for each VLAN that will
support routing. The router interface consists of an IP address and
subnet mask. This interface address defines both the network number
to which the router interface is attached and the router’s host number
on that network. In other words, a router interface address defines the
network and subnetwork numbers of the segment that is connected to
that interface, and allows you to send IP packets to or from the router.
• Before you configure any network interfaces on this router, you should
first create a VLAN for each unique user group, or for each network
application and its associated users. Then assign the ports associated
with each of these VLANs.
Command Attributes
• VLAN ID – ID of configured VLAN (1-4094, no leading zeroes).
• IP Address Mode – Specifies whether the IP address for this interface
is statically assigned, or obtained from a network address server.
(Options: Static, DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol,
BOOTP - Boot Protocol; Default: Static)
- If Static address type is selected, then you must also specify
whether the IP address is the primary IP address on the VLAN or
a secondary IP address. An interface can have only one primary IP
address, but can have multiple secondary IP addresses. In other
words, you will need to specify secondary addresses if more than
one IP subnet can accessed via this interface.