4.1 GPON Layer2 Interface
The GPON Device must have a layer-2 interface to allow users to use the GPON port to access the
Internet. Log into the GPON Device's Web Configurator and click Advanced Setup > Layer2
Interface > GPON Interface to manage the GPON layer-2 interface.
Figure 13 GPON Interface
Table 9 GPON Interface
LABEL
Interface/(Name)
Connection Mode
Remove
Add
4.1.1 Layer-2 GPON Interface Configuration
Click the Add button in the Layer2 Interface: GPON Interface screen to open the following
screen. Select the GPON port and click Apply/Save to create a new layer-2 interface.
DESCRIPTION
The name of a configured layer-2 interface. veip0 stands for a virtual Ethernet card and
is the foundation for veip0/* which are virtual WAN interfaces of the physical GPON line.
The number after the dot (.) represents the VLAN ID number assigned to traffic sent
through this connection. The number after the underscore (_) represents the index
number of connections through the same interface.
This shows the connection mode of the layer-2 interface.
Select an interface and click the Remove button to delete it. You cannot remove a layer-
2 interface when a WAN service is associated with it.
Click this button to create a new layer-2 interface. You can only have one GPON layer 2
interface at a time.
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