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Add new interface IP addresses

Updated

This article applies only to On-Premise Appliance, not to our Cloud products.

You can add IP addresses to the interfaces set up on your Smoothwall Appliance.

  Tip

If you need to update IP addresses, see Change IP addresses for an Interface.

  1. Go to Network > Configuration > Interfaces.
  2. Find the interface and select IP addresses. You’ll see an Attached addresses table.
  3. Select Add new IP address.
  4. In the pop-up, select the Type.

Add a static IP address

Use a static IP address for critical devices that need a consistent address.

  1. Enter the IP address for the interface.
  2. Enter the Subnet mask for the IP address.

      Note

    Smoothwall does not support using /31 subnets.

  3. Configure Gateway. You can select either User defined or None.
    • None: Traffic will not route through a gateway. Skip to step 4.
    • User defined: Traffic from this IP address will route through a gateway IP address.
      1. In the field below the Gateway field, do one of two things:
      2. Configure the Bandwidth field:
        • If you added multiple gateways, enter the approximate bandwidth in Kbps or Mbps used to load balance traffic among connections.
        • If you added a single gateway, load balancing is not used, so any value set in this field is ignored.
      3. Select the Enabled checkbox to turn on Connection monitoring.
  4. (Optional) Enter a descriptive Comment.
  5. Select Add.

Add a DHCP IP address

For networks with many devices that frequently connect and disconnect, use a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) IP address to assign the IP addresses via DHCP.

  1. In the Bandwidth field:
    • If your DHCP server has multiple gateways configured, enter the approximate bandwidth in Kbps or Mbps used to load-balance traffic among connections.
    • If you have a single gateway, load balancing is not used, so any value set in this field is ignored.
  2. Select the Enabled checkbox to turn on Connection monitoring.
  3. Enter the DHCP client hostname of your DHCP server.
  4. (Optional) Enter a descriptive Comment.
  5. Select Add.