Chapter 9 Interfaces
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Interface Name
This field is read-only if you are editing an existing tunnel interface. Enter the name of the
tunnel interface. The format is tunnel
x
, where
x
is 0 - 3. For example, tunnel0.
Zone
Use this field to select the zone to which this interface belongs. This controls what security
settings the Zyxel Device applies to this interface.
Tunnel Mode
Select the tunneling protocol of the interface (
GRE
,
IPv6-in-IPv4
or
6to4
). See
for more information.
IP Address
Assignment
This section is available if you are configuring a GRE tunnel.
IP Address
Enter the IP address for this interface.
Subnet Mask
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.
Metric
Enter the priority of the gateway (if any) on this interface. The Zyxel Device 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 Zyxel Device uses the one that was configured
first.
IPv6 Address
Assignment
This section is available if you are configuring an IPv6-in-IPv4 or a 6to4 tunnel.
IPv6 Address/
Prefix Length
Enter the IPv6 address and the prefix length for this interface if you want to use a static IP
address. This field is optional.
The prefix length indicates what the left-most part of the IP address is the same for all
computers in the network, that is, the network address.
Metric
Enter the priority of the gateway (if any) on this interface. The Zyxel Device 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 Zyxel Device uses the one that was configured
first.
6to4 Tunnel
Parameter
This section is available if you are configuring a 6to4 tunnel which encapsulates IPv6 to IPv4
packets.
6to4 Prefix
Enter the IPv6 prefix of a destination network. The Zyxel Device forwards IPv6 packets to the
hosts in the matched network.
If you enter a prefix starting with 2002, the Zyxel Device will forward the matched packets to
the IPv4 IP address converted from the packets’ destination address. The IPv4 IP address
can be converted from the next 32 bits after the prefix you specified in this field. See
for an example. The Zyxel Device forwards the unmatched packets
to the specified
Relay Router
.
Relay Router
Enter the IPv4 address of a 6to4 relay router which helps forward packets between 6to4
networks and native IPv6 networks.
Remote
Gateway Prefix
Enter the IPv4 network address and network bits of a remote 6to4 gateway, for example,
14.15.0.0/16.
This field works if you enter a
6to4 Prefix
not starting with 2002 (2003 for example). The Zyxel
Device forwards the matched packets to a remote gateway with the network address you
specify here, and the bits converted after the
6to4 Prefix
in the packets.
For example, you configure the 6to4 prefix to 2003:A0B::/32 and the remote gateway prefix
to 14.15.0.0/16. If a packet’s destination is 2003:A0B:1011:5::8, the Zyxel Device forwards the
packet to 14.15.16.17, where the network address is 14.15.0.0 and the host address is the
remain bits converted from 1011 after the packet’s 6to4 prefix (2003:A0B).
Gateway Settings
My Address
Specify the interface or IP address to use as the source address for the packets this
interface tunnels to the remote gateway. The remote gateway sends traffic to this interface
or IP address.
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