HP VPN Firewall Appliances Network Management Configuration Guide
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Managing interfaces ···················································································································································· 1
Overview ············································································································································································ 1
Managing interfaces in the web interface ····················································································································· 2
Displaying the information and statistics of an interface ····················································································· 2
Creating an interface ··············································································································································· 4
Modifying interface information ····························································································································· 5
Interface management configuration example ······································································································ 7
Managing interfaces at the CLI ···································································································································· 11
Performing general configurations ······················································································································ 11
Configuring a combo interface ···························································································································· 11
Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface or subinterface ································································ 12
Shutting down an Ethernet interface or subinterface ························································································· 14
Configuring flow control on an Ethernet interface ····························································································· 14
Configuring loopback testing on an Ethernet interface ····················································································· 14
Configuring the link mode of an Ethernet interface ··························································································· 15
Configuring jumbo frame support ······················································································································· 16
Enabling subinterface rate statistics collection on an Ethernet interface ························································· 17
Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface or subinterface ················································································· 18
Configuring a Layer 3 Ethernet interface or subinterface ················································································· 19
Configuring a loopback interface ······················································································································· 20
Configuring the null interface ······························································································································· 21
Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface or subinterface ··········································································· 22
Bulk configuring interfaces ········································································································································ 23
Configuration guidelines ··············································································································································· 23
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 23
Configuring IPv4 addresses······································································································································· 25
Overview ········································································································································································· 25
IP address classes ·················································································································································· 25
Special IP addresses ············································································································································· 26
Subnetting and masking ······································································································································· 26
Assigning an IP address to an interface ······················································································································ 27
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 27
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 27
Displaying and maintaining IP addressing ················································································································· 28
IP addressing configuration example ··························································································································· 28
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 28
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 29
Configuring VLANs ···················································································································································· 31
Overview ········································································································································································· 31
VLAN frame encapsulation ·································································································································· 32
VLAN types ···························································································································································· 33
Introduction to port-based VLAN ························································································································· 33
Protocols and standards ······································································································································· 35
Configuring VLANs in the Web interface ··················································································································· 35
Recommended VLAN configuration procedure ·································································································· 35
Creating a VLAN ··················································································································································· 35
Modifying a VLAN ················································································································································ 36