Configuring IP Interfaces
The Management Appliance > Network > IP Interfaces page (and interface config command) enables you to add, edit, or delete IP interfaces.
Note | You cannot change
the name or Ethernet port associated with the Management interface on the
Security Management appliance. Further, the Security Management appliance does
not support all of the features discussed below (Virtual Gateways, for
example).
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The following information is required when you configure an IP interface:
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Name |
The nickname of the interface. |
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IP address |
IP addresses within the same subnet cannot be configured on separate physical Ethernet interfaces. |
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Netmask (or subnetmask) |
You can enter the netmask in standard dotted octet form (for example, 255.255.255.0) or hexadecimal form (for example, 0xffffff00). The default netmask is 255.255.255.0, a common class C value. |
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Broadcast address |
AsyncOS automatically calculates the default broadcast address from the IP address and the netmask. |
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Hostname |
The hostname that is related to the interface. This hostname is used to identify the server during the SMTP conversation. You are responsible for entering a valid hostname associated with each IP address. The software does not check that DNS correctly resolves the hostname to the matching IP address, or that reverse DNS resolves to the given hostname. |
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Allowed services |
FTP, SSH, Telnet, spam quarantine, HTTP, and HTTPS can be enabled or disabled on the interface. You can configure the port for each service. You can also specify the HTTP/HTTPS, port, and URL for the spam quarantine. |
Note | If you have
completed the System Setup Wizard as described in
Setup, Installation, and Basic Configuration
and committed the changes, the Management interface should already be
configured on the appliance.
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