Table 58 Network > Interface > Bridge > Edit - ZyXEL Communications Unified Security Gateway ZyWALL 1000 User Manual

Chapter 10 Interface
In this example, you are creating a new bridge. If you are editing a bridge, the Interface Name
field is read-only. Each field is described in the table below.
Table 58 Network > Interface > Bridge > Edit
LABEL
Bridge Interface
Properties
Enable
Interface Name
Description
Member
Configuration
Available
Member
IP Address
Assignment
Get
Automatically
Use Fixed IP
Address
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Gateway
Metric
Interface
Parameters
Upstream
Bandwidth
Downstream
Bandwidth
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DESCRIPTION
Select this to enable this interface. Clear this to disable this interface.
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.
Enter a description of this interface. It is not used elsewhere. You can use
alphanumeric and ()+/:=?!*#@$_%-
characters long.
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.
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.
Select this if this interface is a DHCP client. In this case, the DHCP server
configures the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway automatically.
Select this if you want to specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway
manually.
This field is enabled if you select Use Fixed IP Address.
Enter the IP address for this interface.
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.
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.
Enter the priority of the gateway (if any) on this interface. The ZyWALL decides
which gateway to use based on this priority. The lower the number, the higher
the priority. If two or more gateways have the same priority, the ZyWALL uses
the one that was configured first.
Enter the maximum amount of traffic, in kilobits per second, the ZyWALL can
send through the interface to the network. Allowed values are 0 - 1048576.
This is reserved for future use.
Enter the maximum amount of traffic, in kilobits per second, the ZyWALL can
receive from the network through the interface. Allowed values are 0 - 1048576.
characters, and it can be up to 60
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