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Configure network interfaces
By default System predefined two interfaces:
LAN
: This is a bridge interface, called BR-LAN: as members it has all the
physical interfaces of the system, that is, the 2.4G (ath0) and 5G (ath1) Wi-Fi
VAP (Virtual access point) and the eth0 and ethernet interfaces eth1. It is
statically assigned IP 169.254.1.254.
LAN_DHCP
: This interface adds a DHCP client to the LAN interface. The
purpose of this interface is to allow the device to obtain an additional IP
address via DHCP, at the expense of the IP address 169.254.1.254 assigned
statically to LAN.
This default configuration allows the traffic received by the interfaces to be
automatically propagated depending on where the destination host is located,
minimizing the configuration needs and facilitating the propagation of traffic.
If you need to enable Router mode on the device, see the section Configure
Router Mode.
List interfaces
To list network interfaces go to
Network>Interfaces
Interface options:
Delete Interface
: remove interface on device. Settings are cleared.
Connect/Stop Interface
: Power up or Shut-down interface. These buttons
start/stop interfaces. When you stop an interface through which you
connect to the device you lose connectivity with it.
Add New Interface
: Add a new interface on device.
Edit Interface
: Change interface settings.
When changes are made to the configuration of several interfaces, it is
advisable to save the changes in the configuration first, to subsequently apply
them together in the system. This avoids unnecessary connection losses. e.g.
when a physical interface such as eth0 is unassigned from the LAN interface to
be assigned to another WAN.
To allow type of save and apply operations, global options are provided to
manage changes in the configuration before apply:
Save&Apply
: Save and Apply all configuration changes made.
Save
: Save the changes made in the configuration, before apply to system.
These changes can be undone with Reset button.
Reset
: Remove all previously saved changes.
Interface General Setup
Go to
Edit Interface > General Setup
to configure interface settings and select
interface protocol. Below screenshot shows configuration for static IP LAN
interface.
Protocol
: Select interface protocol to setup. Valid values are DHCP, Static,
PPPoE or L2TP. When change interface protocol is needed setup valid
values for selected protocol.
Add more software packages to expand supported protocols.
Click on “Switch Protocol” Button to change interface protocol.
Interface: Physical Settings
Go to
Edit Interface > Physical Settings
to setup physical interfaces bounded to a
network. There are two ways:
Single interface
: Interface is formed by only one physical interface. WAN
is an example of single interface where WAN interfaces bind eth0 as single
physical interface.
