McAfee SG310 Administration Manual page 95

Network Setup menu options
Bridging
• A bridge cannot include multiple VLANS on the same switch.
• If a DHCP server is used for a connection, and the bridge you are adding uses a static IP, then the settings
are incompatible. DHCP must be disabled or deleted.
To add a bridge
From the Network Setup menu, click Network Setup and select the Connections tab.
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From below the main Connections table, select Bridge from the list and click Add. The Bridge
2
Configuration tab appears
Figure 92 Network Setup Edit Bridge Configuration page
If you want to transfer the IP address settings of an existing network connection to the bridge interface,
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select it from the Existing Interface Configuration list. Otherwise, select None.
Note: Since the appliance automatically directs network traffic, hosts on either side do not need to specify this
IP address as a gateway to the networks connected to the bridge. It is not so important which IP address you
choose to assign to the bridge interface; it is primarily used by hosts on either side of the bridge only to
connect to the Management Console of the appliance. Specific routes are still required to reach networks that
are not being bridged.
Click Next. If you selected an existing interface, the Edit Bridge Configuration page appears. Skip to
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Step 5 (page 96). If you selected None, the Direct Connection Settings page appears
Figure 93 Direct Connection Settings page (bridging)
Complete the Direct Connection Settings fields.
[Optional] Enter a connection name.
a
Either indicate the DHCP is assigned by selecting the DHCP assigned checkbox, or enter an IP
b
address.
[Conditional if not using DHCP] Enter the Subnet Mask.
c
[Optional, can be left blank] Enter the IP address for the Gateway.
d
[Optional, can be left blank] Enter the IP address for the DNS Server.
e
Click Next. The Edit Bridge Configuration page appears. Continue with the next step.
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