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Chapter 10 Interfaces
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Each field is described in the table below.
Table 62 Network > Interface > Bridge > Edit
LABEL DESCRIPTION
General Settings
Enable
Interface
Select this to enable this interface. Clear this to disable this interface.
Interface
Properties
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.
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.
IP Address This field is enabled if you select Use Fixed IP Address.
Enter the IP address for this interface.
Subnet Mask This field is enabled if you select Use Fixed IP Address.
Enter the subnet mask of this interface in dot decimal notation. The
subnet mask indicates what part of the IP address is the same for all
computers in the network.
Gateway This field is enabled if you select Use Fixed IP Address.
Enter the IP address of the gateway. The ZyWALL sends packets to
the gateway when it does not know how to route the packet to its
destination. The gateway should be on the same network as the
interface.