Chapter 9 Interfaces
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Each field is explained in the following table.
Table 105 Configuration > Network > Interface > VLAN > Add / Edit
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
IPv4/IPv6 View / IPv4
View / IPv6 View
Use this button to display both IPv4 and IPv6, IPv4-only, or IPv6-only configuration fields.
Show Advanced
Settings / Hide
Advanced Settings
Click this button to display a greater or lesser number of configuration fields.
Create New Object
Click this button to create a DHCPv6 lease or DHCPv6 request object that you may use for
the DHCPv6 settings in this screen.
General Settings
Enable Interface
Select this to turn this interface on. Clear this to disable this interface.
General IPv6 Setting
Enable IPv6
Select this to enable IPv6 on this interface. Otherwise, clear this to disable it.
Interface Properties
Interface Type
Select one of the following option depending on the type of network to which the Zyxel
Device is connected or if you want to additionally manually configure some related
settings.
internal
is for connecting to a local network. Other corresponding configuration options:
DHCP server and DHCP relay. The Zyxel Device automatically adds default SNAT settings for
traffic flowing from this interface to an external interface.
external
is for connecting to an external network (like the Internet). The Zyxel Device
automatically adds this interface to the default WAN trunk.
For
general
, the rest of the screen’s options do not automatically adjust and you must
manually configure a policy route to add routing and SNAT settings for the interface.
Interface Name
This field is read-only if you are editing an existing VLAN interface. Enter the number of the
VLAN interface. You can use a number from 0~4094. For example, use vlan0, vlan8, and so
on. The total number of VLANs you can configure on the Zyxel Device depends on the
model.
Zone
Select the zone to which the VLAN interface belongs.
Base Port
Select the Ethernet interface on which the VLAN interface runs.
VLAN ID
Enter the VLAN ID. This 12-bit number uniquely identifies each VLAN. Allowed values are 1 -
4094. (0 and 4095 are reserved.)
Priority Code
This is a 3-bit field within a 802.1Q VLAN tag that’s used to prioritize associated outgoing
VLAN traffic. “0” is the lowest priority level and “7” is the highest. See
.
The setting configured in
Configuration > BWM
overwrites the priority setting here.
Description
Enter a description of this interface. It is not used elsewhere. You can use alphanumeric and
()+/:=?!*#@$_%-
characters, and it can be up to 60 characters long.
IP Address
Assignment
Get
Automatically
Select this if this interface is a DHCP client. In this case, the DHCP server configures the IP
address, subnet mask, and gateway automatically.
You should not select this if the interface is assigned to a VRRP group.