13: Configuring an Ethernet interface on a GW1000 router
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GW1000 Series User Manual
Issue: 1.9
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13.3.2.4
Common configuration: firewall settings
Use this section to select the firewall zone you want to assign to this interface.
Select unspecified to remove the interface from the associated zone or fill out the create
field to define a new zone and attach the interface to it.
Figure 53: GRE firewall settings
13.3.3
Interface overview: IP-aliases
IP aliasing is associating more than one IP address to a network interface. You can
assign multiple aliases.
13.3.3.1
IP-alias packages used
Package
Sections
Network
alias
13.3.3.2
Configuring IP-alias using the web
To use IP-Aliases, enter a name for the alias and click
Add
. This name will be assigned
to the alias section for this IP-alias. In this example the name ethalias1 is used.
Figure 54: The IP-Aliases section
Web Field/UCI/Package Option
Description
UCI: network.<alias name>=alias
Opt: config alias ‘aliasname’
Assigns the alias name.
UCI: network.<alias name>.interface
Opt: interface
This maps the IP-Alias to the interface.
UCI: network.<alias name>.proto
Opt: proto
This maps the interface protocol to the alias.
Table 26: Information table for IP-Aliases name assignment
The IP Aliases configuration options page appears. The IP-Alias is divided into two sub
sections – general setup and advanced.