10: Configuring an Ethernet interface
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© Virtual Access 2018
GW2020 Series User Manual
Issue: 2.1
Page 78 of 423
Web Field/UCI/Package Option
Description
Web: Name of the new interface
UCI: network.<if name>
Opt: config interface
Assigns a logical name to the interface. The network interface
section will assign this name (<if name>).
Type the name of the new interface.
Allowed characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and _
Web: Protocol of the new interface
UCI: network.<if name>.proto
Opt: proto
Specifies what protocol the interface will operate on. Select
Static.
Option
Description
Static
Static configuration with fixed address and
netmask.
DHCP Client
Address and netmask are assigned by DHCP.
Unmanaged
Unspecified
IPv6-in-IPv4
(RFC4213)
Used with tunnel brokers.
IPv6-over-
IPv4
Stateless IPv6 over IPv4 transport.
GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation protocol
IOT
L2TP
Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol
PPP
Point to Point Protocol
PPPoE
PPP over Ethernet
PPPoATM
PPP over ATM
LTE/UMTS/
GPRS/EV-DO
CDMA, UMTS or GPRS connection using an
AT-style 3G modem.
Web: Create a bridge over multiple
interfaces
UCI: network.<if name>.type
Opt: type
If you select this option, then the new logical interface created
will act as a bridging interface between the chosen existing
physical interfaces.
Empty
Bridge
Configures a bridge over multiple
interfaces.
Web: Cover the following interface
UCI: network.<if name>.ifname
Opt: ifname
Physical interface name to assign to this logical interface. If
creating a bridge over multiple interfaces select two interfaces to
bridge. When using uci the interface names should be separated
by a space e.g. option ifname ‘eth2 eth3’
Table 16: Information table for the create new interface page
Click Submit. The Interface configuration page appears. There are three sections:
Section
Description
Common Configuration
Configure the interface settings such as protocol, IP address, gateway, netmask,
custom DNS servers, MTU and firewall configuration.
IP-Aliases
Assigning multiple IP addresses to the interface
DHCP Server
Configuring DHCP server settings for this interface
10.2.3
Interface overview: common configuration
The common configuration section has four sub sections:
Section
Description
General Setup
Configure the basic interface settings such as protocol, IP address, gateway,
netmask, custom DNS servers.
Advanced Settings
'Bring up on boot', 'Monitor interface state', Override MAC address, Override MTU
and 'Use gateway metric'
Physical Settings
Bridge interfaces, VLAN PCP to SKB priority mapping,
Firewall settings
Assign a firewall zone to the interface