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Interfaces
New WANs are enabled by default. To disable, toggle off Enable.
5. For Interface type, leave at the default setting of Ethernet.
6. For Zone, select External.
7. For Device, select an Ethernet device, a Wi-Fi client, or a bridge. See
information about bridging.
8. (Optional) Click to expand 802.1x to configure 802.1x port based network access control.
The TX40 can function as an 802.1x authenticator; it does not function as an 802.1x supplicant.
a. Click to expand Authentication.
b. Click Enable server to enable the 802.1x authenticator on the TX40 device.
c. Set the Reauth period.
9. Configure IPv4 settings:
a. Click to expand IPv4.
IPv4 support is enabled by default.
b. For Type, select DHCP address.
c. Optional IPv4 configuration items:
i. Set the Metric.
See
about metrics.
ii. For Weight, type the relative weight for default routes associated with this interface.
For multiple active interfaces with the same metric, Weight is used to load balance
traffic to the interfaces.
iii. Set the Management priority. This determines which interface will have priority for
central management activity. The interface with the highest number will be used.
iv. Set the MTU.
v. For Use DNS, select one of the following:
vi. Enable DHCP Hostname to instruct the TX40 device to include the device's system
name with DHCP requests as the Client FQDN option. The DHCP server can then be
configured to register the device's hostname and IP address with an associated DNS
server.
d. Enable Force link to keep the network interface active even when the device link is down.
10. (Optional) Configure IPv6 settings:
TX40 User Guide
Configure WAN/WWAN priority and default route metrics
Always: DNS will always be used for this WAN; when multiple interfaces have
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the same DNS server, the interface with the lowest metric will be used for DNS
requests.
When primary default route: Only use the DNS servers provided for this
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interface when the interface is the primary route.
Never: Never use DNS servers for this interface.
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See
RFC4702
for further information about DHCP server support for the Client
FQDN option.
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See
Configure system information
device's system name.
Wide Area Networks (WANs)
Bridging
for further information
for information about setting the TX40
for more
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