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Add new interfaces to Smoothwall Appliance

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This article explains how to add interfaces to your Smoothwall On-Premise Appliance. For more information, see Interface types and uses.

Add a new Interface

  1. Go to Network > Configuration > Interfaces. 
  2. Select Add new interface.
  3. Enter a Name for your interface.
  4. Choose the Type of interface connection you want to add, then configure the fields.
  5. (Optional) Add a Comment.
  6. Select Add.

Bonding

  1. Select the checkboxes next to the Ports to join together. You can't select a port that’s already in use.
  2. For Used as, select how the interface will be used:
    • External
    • Basic interface: You won’t be able to select a Default IP address. You need to add the IP address after adding the interface.
    • Bridge member: Select the parent Bridge interface. 
  3. Select the Mode.
  4. For MAC, enter the MAC address of the Port selected earlier for MAC Spoofing.

VLAN

  1. Choose a Parent interface to bind to this VLAN interface.
  2. For VLAN tag:
    1. Leave as Untagged to create an untagged VLAN connection which exists on the same link as other tagged VLANS. You can only create one Untagged VLAN per VLAN Parent Interface.
    2. Enter a tag name so that the Smoothwall Appliance recognises and allows traffic from this VLAN through the interface.
  3. For Used as, select how the interface will be used:
    1. External
    2. Basic interface: You won’t be able to select a Default IP address. You need to add the IP address after adding the interface.
    3. Bridge member: Select the parent Bridge interface. 
  4. Optionally, use MAC Spoofing.

Bridge

  1. Select the checkboxes next to the Ports to join together. You can't select a port that’s already in use.
  2. For Used as, select how the interface will be used:
    • External
    • Basic interface: You won’t be able to select a Default IP address to use. You need to add the IP address after adding the interface.
  3. For MAC, enter the MAC address of the Port selected earlier for MAC Spoofing.

PPPoE

  1. Choose a Parent interface to bind to this  PPPoE interface.
  2. Enter the Username and Password your Internet Service Provider (ISP) supplied for this connection.
  3. Enter the minimum Bandwidth amount used to load balance traffic from this connection across multiple gateways and select either kbps or Mbps.
  4. Select the Enabled checkbox to turn on Connection monitoring.
  5. (Optional) Enter the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size, in bytes, for packets using this connection.
  6. If your PPPoE connection uses a service or concentrator, select Advanced options and enter the Service or Concentrator specified by your ISP.

Next steps

  • Add an IP address to your interface to use as the Default IP address.

      Important

    Ensure there is only one IP address on an internal interface to avoid network issues.

  • Edit an interface by hovering over it and selecting Edit. Make your changes, then select Save changes.
  • Delete an interface.
  • If your Smoothwall Appliance supports bypass ports, you can add them as needed.

      Note

    The available bypass ports are grouped by function, and you can’t change them.

    1. Go to the Global settings section of the Interfaces page.
    2. Select the relevant port combination to short together.
    3. Select Save changes.