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Chapter 7 Interfaces
ZyWALL 110/310/1100 Series User’s Guide
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Each field is described in the table below.
Table 58 Configuration > Network > Interface > Bridge > Create Virtual Interface
LABEL DESCRIPTION
IPv4/IPv6 View /
IPv4 View / IPv6
View
Use this button to display both IPv4 and IPv6, IPv4-only, or IPv6-only configuration
fields.
Show Advanced
Settings / Hide
Advanced Settings
Click this button to display a greater or lesser number of configuration fields.
Create New Object Click this button to create a DHCPv6 lease or DHCPv6 request object that you may use
for the DHCPv6 settings in this screen.
General Settings
Enable Interface Select this to enable this interface. Clear this to disable this interface.
General IPv6
Setting
Enable IPv6 Select this to enable IPv6 on this interface. Otherwise, clear this to disable it.
Interface Properties
Interface Type Select one of the following option depending on the type of network to which the
ZyWALL is connected or if you want to additionally manually configure some related
settings.
internal is for connecting to a local network. Other corresponding configuration
options: DHCP server and DHCP relay. The ZyWALL automatically adds default SNAT
settings for traffic flowing from this interface to an external interface.
external is for connecting to an external network (like the Internet). The ZyWALL
automatically adds this interface to the default WAN trunk.
For general, the rest of the screen’s options do not automatically adjust and you must
manually configure a policy route to add routing and SNAT settings for the interface.
Interface Name This field is read-only if you are editing the interface. Enter the name of the bridge
interface. The format is brx, where x is 0 - 11. For example, br0, br3, and so on.
Zone Select the zone to which the interface is to belong. You use zones to apply security
settings such as firewall, remote management.
Description Enter a description of this interface. It is not used elsewhere. You can use alphanumeric
and
()+/:=?!*#@$_%- characters, and it can be up to 60 characters long.
Member
Configuration
Available This field displays Ethernet interfaces and VLAN interfaces that can become part of the
bridge interface. An interface is not available in the following situations:
• There is a virtual interface on top of it
• It is already used in a different bridge interface
Select one, and click the >> arrow to add it to the bridge interface. Each bridge
interface can only have one VLAN interface.
Member This field displays the interfaces that are part of the bridge interface. Select one, and
click the << arrow to remove it from the bridge interface.
IP Address
Assignment
Get
Automatically
Select this if this interface is a DHCP client. In this case, the DHCP server configures
the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway automatically.
Use Fixed IP
Address
Select this if you want to specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway manually.