Interfaces; Chapter 5 Interfaces; Interface Overview; Types Of Interfaces - ZyXEL Communications nwa series Reference Manual

This chapter shows you how to use interface-related commands.

5.1 Interface Overview

In general, an interface has the following characteristics.
• An interface is a logical entity through which (layer-3) packets pass.
• An interface is bound to a physical port or another interface.
• Many interfaces can share the same physical port.
Some characteristics do not apply to some types of interfaces.

5.1.1 Types of Interfaces

You can create several types of interfaces in the NWA/WAC:
• Ethernet interfaces are the foundation for defining other interfaces and network policies.
• VLAN interfaces receive and send tagged frames. The NWA/WAC automatically adds or
removes the tags as needed.

5.2 Interface General Commands Summary

The following table identifies the values required for many of these commands. Other input values
are discussed with the corresponding commands.
Table 8 Input Values for General Interface Commands
LABEL
interface_name
domain_name
The following sections introduce commands that are supported by several types of interfaces.
NWA/WAC Series CLI Reference Guide
DESCRIPTION
The name of the interface.
Ethernet interface: gex, x = 1 - N, where N equals the highest numbered Ethernet
interface for your NWA/WAC model.
VLAN interface: vlanx, x = 0 - 511
Fully-qualified domain name. You may up to 254 alphanumeric characters, dashes (-), or
periods (.), but the first character cannot be a period.
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