Configure Interfaces

Configure the Individual Interfaces

You configure the individual interfaces that are the members of the aggregated Ethernet interface in an SD-WAN device template. You configure the following types of interfaces:

• Layer 2 interfaces—Interfaces that you want to aggregate as Layer 2 interfaces. You must configure at least two device ports as Layer 2 interfaces so that the aggregated Ethernet interface has at least two members.
• IRB interface—Associates a Layer 3 interface with the Layer 2 interfaces in so that packets can be routed between the Layer 2 LAN and the Layer 3 WAN networks.

Before you begin, you must already created have a post-staging template. For more information, see Create Device Templates.

Configure the Aggregated Ethernet Interface

1. In Director view, select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
2. Select an organization in the Organization field.
3. Select Templates > Device Templates in the horizontal menu bar.
4. Select the template in which you configured the IRB interface. The view changes to Configuration view.
5. Select Networking > Interfaces in the left menu bar.
6. Select the AE tab in the horizontal menu bar, and then Click Add. The Add Ethernet Interface popup window displays
7. Select the General tab, and then enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Interface (Required)	Enter a number for the aggregated Ethernet interface. Aggregated Ethernet interface names start with ae.
   Promiscuous	Click to enable promiscuous mode for the aggregated Ethernet interface. Note that you must enable promiscuous mode for Layer 2 interfaces.

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8. Select the Subinterfaces tab, and then click the Add icon. The Add Subinterface popup window displays.
   
   
9. Select the General tab, and then enter a number in the Unit field.
10. Select the Bridge tab, and then enter information for the following fields.
     

    Field	Description
    Interface mode	Select Access.
    VLAN ID	Enter the VLAN ID to associate with the interface. Use the same VLAN ID that you configured for the Layer 2 interfaces to join as members of the aggregated Ethernet interface.

11. Click OK to add the subinterface.
12. Click OK to add the aggregated Ethernet interface.
13. Select the VNI Interfaces tab, and then select one of the Layer 2 interfaces that you created to add to the aggregated Ethernet interface.
14. In the Edit Ethernet Interface popup window, select the Subinterfaces tab.
15. Click Aggregate Member, and in the Interface field, select the aggregated Ethernet interface, here, ae0.
    
    
16. Click OK.
17. Repeat Steps 10 through 16 for each interface that you want to add to the aggregated Ethernet interface.
18. Select Others > Organization > Limits in the left menu bar.
19. Select the organization. The Edit Organization Limit window displays.
20. Select the Traffic Identification tab. In the Interfaces table, select the vni interfaces that you added as members of the aggregated Ethernet interface.
    
    
21. Click the Trash icon to remove the interfaces from the list.
22. In the Interfaces table, click the + Add icon, and then select the aggregated Ethernet interface, here, ae0.1.
    
    
23. Click OK.
24. Select Networking > Virtual Switches in the left menu bar.
25. Select the virtual switch. The Edit Virtual Switch popup window displays.
26. In the Interfaces table, select the vni interfaces that you added as members of the aggregated Ethernet interface.
    
    
27. Click the Trash icon to remove the interfaces from the list.
28. In the Interfaces table, click the + Add icon and select the aggregated Ethernet interface, here, ae0.1.
    
    
29. If the Spanning-Tree Protocol in enabled, select the Spanning-Tree Protocol tab.
    
    
30. In the Interface table, click the + icon. The Add Interfaces popup window displays.
31. In the Interface field, select the aggregated Ethernet interface, and then click OK.
32. Click OK.

Configure LAN Ethernet Interfaces

For Releases 22.1.1 and later.

You can configure the following types of Ethernet interfaces for LAN networks on VOS Layer 2 switches:

• Ethernet
• Aggregated Ethernet, which is a logical linkage of Ethernet connections

LAN Ethernet interfaces are named with the prefix enet, for example, enet0/5.

To configure a LAN Ethernet interface:

1. Select Director View in the top menu bar.
2. Select Configuration > Devices > Devices in the horizontal menu bar.
3. Click the name of an appliance. The view changed to Appliance view, and the Configuration tab is selected in the horizontal menu bar.
4. Select Networking > Interfaces in the left menu bar.
5. Select the ENet tab in the horizontal menu bar. The following screen displays.
   
   
6. Click + Add to add a LAN Ethernet interface. The Add Enet Interface popup window.
7. Select the General tab, and enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Interface (Required)	Enter the port and slot numbers for the enet interface.
   Disable	Click to not activate the interface after you configure it.
   Description	Enter a text description for the interface. It can be a text string up to 255 characters.
   Tags	Enter one or more text strings that describe the Ethernet interface. A tag is an alphanumeric text descriptor with no white spaces or special characters that you can use to search interface names. You can specify multiple tags.
   Promiscuous	Click to have the interface accept all data packet sent towards it.
   Virtual Wire	Click if the interface is part of a virtual wire. When you select this option, you cannot configure any other parameters on the popup window.
   Mirror Interface	Click to create a copy of the interface.
   PPPoE-Based Interface	Click to have the interface act as a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) interface. In a PPPoE session, the device encapsulates each Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frame in an Ethernet frame and transports the frames over an Ethernet loop.
   DHCP Trusted	(For Releases 22.1.3 and later.) Click to enable the ports to be DHCP trusted ports. You can designate a port as trusted for DHCP if it connects to a legitimate DHCP server. Doing this allows the port to send DHCP requests and acknowledgements.
   Native VLAN ID	Enter the native VLAN ID for the Ethernet interface.
   MTU	Enter the maximum transmission unit size, in bytes, of the largest protocol data unit that the port can receive or transmit. Range: 72 through 9000 bytes
   Outer TPID	Select the outer tag protocol identifier (TPID), which is a 16-bit field that identifies the frame as an IEEE 802.1Q-tagged frame: 0x8100 0x88a8—Select if you are configuring Q-in-Q for routed interfaces (dual VLAN).
   Role	(For Releases 22.1.3 and later.) Select the user's role: Client Port Uplink Port
   Breakout Mode	(For Releases 22.1.4 and later.) For CSG3000 series devices and CSX4000 switches, select the Ethernet port breakout mode. You can use port breakout to channelize a high-bandwidth port into multiple independent lower-speed ports. You can use port breakout on ports that are 100-Gigabit Ethernet or faster. For example, you can break out a 100-Gigabit Ethernet port into the following speed ports: One 40-GB port Two 50-GB ports Four 10-GB ports Four 25-GB ports
   Bandwidth (Tab)	Specify the bandwidth available on a link to upload and download data. This information is used in computing adaptive traffic shaping.
   Uplink	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for uploading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
   Downlink	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for downloading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
   Others (Tab)	Configure link-related parameters
   Link Speed	Select the speed of the link: Auto Speed—Automatically determine the speed of the link. 10-Mbps Interface 100-Mbps Interface 1-Gbps Interface
   Link Mode	Select the mode to use on the link: Auto Duplex—Automatically determine the mode of the link. Half-Duplex Interface Full-Duplex Interface
   Link FEC	Select the type of forward error correction (FEC) to use, if any: None Auto fec74 fec91 fec108
   Hold Time (Tab)
   Link Up	Enter the link up hold time, in milliseconds. When you configure a link up hold time, when the interface state goes from Down to Up, the hold time is triggered. The VOS device holds the link state as down for the configured interval, and any interface state transitions that occur during this time are ignored. When the hold time expires, if the interface state is Up, the VOS device advertises the interface as being active. Range: 0 through 4294967295 milliseconds Default: None
   PoE	Configure PoE parameters on PoE interfaces. When configuring PoE, you can enable the PoE interface for the port to provide power to a connected device. When a new device connects on a higher-priority port, a lower-priority port if powered off automatically if the overall power budget of the NIC is exceeded.
   Power Mode	Select the power mode: Disabled Enabled
   Multihoming (Tab)	Configure EVPN multihoming mode.
   Active Mode	Select the active mode: All Active Single Active
   ESI (Required)	Enter a hexadecimal list for the Ethernet Segment Indicator (ESI).

8. Select the Subinterfaces tab. The window displays the subinterfaces that are already configured.
   
   
9. Click the + icon to configure a new subinterface. The Add Subinterface popup window displays. You can configure up to 4095 subinterfaces on an interface.
   
   
10. Select the General tab on the Add Subinterface popup window, and enter information for the following fields.
     

    Field	Description
    Unit (Required)	Enter a unit number for the subinterface.
    VLAN ID	Enter the virtual LAN ID for the subinterface. Range: 0 through 4094
    Inner VLAN ID	Enter the inner VLAN ID for the subinterface.
    Disable	Click to not activate the subinterface after you commit the configuration.
    Description	Enter a text description for the interface. It can be a text string up to 255 characters.
    MTU	Enter the size, in bytes, of the largest protocol data unit that the subinterface can receive or transmit. Range: 72 through 9000 bytes
    Interface Mode	Select the interface mode: Normal NSH Reflect Redundancy
    Publish Address (Group of Fields)
    URL	Enter the URL to access.
    Routing Instance	Select the routing instance for the subinterface to use to access the URL.
    Bandwidth (Group of Fields)
    Uplink	Enter the bandwidth available on the subinterface for uploading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
    Downlink	Enter the bandwidth available on the subinterface for downloading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None

11. Select the IPv4 tab on the Add Subinterface popup window, and enter information for the following fields.
    
    
     

    Field	Description
    Static Address	Click to use a static IPv4 address for the subinterface. You can configure either a static IPv4 address or use DHCP on the subinterface, but not both.
    Static Address	Click the + Add icon and enter the IPv4 address to use for the subinterface.
    DHCPv4 (Group of Fields)	Click to use DHCP to dynamically assign an IPv4 address to the subinterface. You can configure either a static IPv4 address or use DHCP on the subinterface, but not both.
    Route Preference	Enter the preference for the traffic route. A lower preference value indicates a higher preference for using the route. Range: 1 through 255 Default: None
    Vendor Class Identifier	Enter the vendor class identifier.
    Disable Broadcast Flag	Click to disable broadcasting on the subinterface's network.
    Reachability Monitor (Group of Fields)	Configure a reachability monitor.
    Interval	Enter the time interval after which ICMP reports error messages.
    Threshold	Enter the maximum number of ICMP error messages to report.
    Enable ICMP	Click to enable ICMP on the subinterface.
    FQDN	Enter the fully qualified domain name for the IPv4 subinterface.
    Directed Broadcast	Click to enable directed broadcast, which sends broadcast packets targeted at hosts in a specified subnet.
    SLA Endpoint	Click if the subinterface is an SLA endpoint.

12. On the IPv4 tab on the Add Subinterface popup window, select the Static ARP tab in the horizontal menu bar to configure a static ARP mapping, and then enter information for the following fields.
     

    Field	Description
    Subnet Address/Mask (Required)	Select the static address and mask.
    Host IP Address (Required)	Enter the IP address of the host.
    MAC Address (Required)	Enter the MAC address of the host.
    Add icon	Click the Add icon to add the static ARP entry.

13. On the IPv4 tab on the Add Subinterface popup window, select the VRRP tab in the horizontal menu bar to configure active and standby VRRP devices for high availability (HA) on the subinterface.
    
    
14. Click the + Add icon. In the Add Subinterface Add VRRP Group popup window, and then enter information for the following fields.
    
    
     

    Field	Description
    Group ID (Required)	Enter an identifier for the VRRP group. Range: 1 through 255 Default: None
    Address (Required)	Enter the IPv4 address of the subinterface on which to configure the VRRP group.
    Priority	Enter the priority to assign to the interface. The interface with the higher or highest priority becomes the VRRP active router. The priority value that you configure can be reduced by various objects that VRRP tracks, such as interfaces, routes, monitor objects, and HA state. When choosing a priority value, make sure that you account for a worst-case scenario so that the priority never goes below 0. For example, consider a VRRP group configured on interface enet-0/0.0 with priority of 200 and that is tracking interface enet-0/1.0, which has a priority cost of 20. Here, the vni-0/1.0 interface is the tracking object. If the enet-0/1.0 interface goes down, its priority cost is subtracted from the configured priority of 200, and so the current (dynamic) priority becomes (200 – 20), or 180. Range: 1 through 255 Default: 100
    Peer Address	Enter the address of the peer subinterface.
    Inherit Configuration	Click to have VRRP inherit the properties of another interface.
    Interface Name	Select the name of the subinterface whose configuration properties are to be inherited.
    VRRP Group ID	Enter the VRRP group ID of the subinterface whose configuration properties are to be inherited.
    Preempt Mode	Select how the VRRP active router is elected from among the routers in the VRRP group: Preempt—When a VRRP active router goes down and a backup router takes over as the active router, the previous active router takes over again as the active router as soon as it comes back up, because it has a higher priority than the backup router. This is the default mode. No Preempt—When a VRRP active router goes down and a backup router takes over as the active router, the previous active router remains a backup router when it comes back up even though it has a higher priority than the router that has taken over as the active router. Default: Preempt
    Advertisements Threshold	Enter the number of VRRP advertisements that the backup router can miss before declaring the active router to be down. Range: 1 through 15 Default: None
    Warmup Interval	Enter how long the interface waits, in seconds, before determining which VRRP router is the active router and which is the backup. Range: 1 through 3600 seconds
    Virtual Address	Configure a virtual address for the subinterface.
    IP Address	Enter the virtual IP address or addresses to include in the VRRP group, and then click the  Add icon.
    HA Standby Priority Cost	Enter the value to subtract from the priority when the interchassis HA state of the VOS device changes from active to standby. Range: 1 through 254 Default: 100
    Accept Data	Click to have the interface accept data that it receives. Otherwise, the data is routed to another interface.

15. Click OK to add the VRRP group to the subinterface.
16. On the IPv4 tab on the Add Subinterface popup window, select the Standby tab in the horizontal menu bar to activate standby mode based on a monitor, and then enter information for the following fields.
    
    
     

    Field	Description
    Activate on Monitor (Tab)	Select to activate standby mode based on a monitor.
    Monitor Group	Select the name of monitor group.
    Match State	Select the match state of the monitor group to match: Down Up
    Revert Delay Interval	Enter the revert interval delay, in seconds. Range: 1 through 360 seconds Default: 10 seconds
    Health Check (Tab)	Select to perform a periodic health check on the subinterface.
    Track Monitor	Select the monitor to use use for tracking.
    Interval	Enter how long to wait before performing a health check on the subinterface. Range: 1 through 720 hours Default: 10 hours
    Wait Interval	Enter how long to wait for the monitor to evaluate the health of the subinterface. Range: 1 through 59 minutes Default: 10 minutes

17. On the IPv4 tab on the Add Subinterface popup window, select the Proxy ARP tab in the horizontal menu bar to configure proxy ARP, and then enter information for the following fields.

    To use proxy ARP, you configure a set of IPv4 subnet prefixes or prefix ranges to which proxy ARP on the VOS device responds if no ARP entry for an IP address is available. Using proxy ARP allows a VOS device to respond to ARP requests for IP addresses configured in NAT pools that are both within and outside of the interface’s subnet. Proxy ARP provides local responses, allowing a VOS device to reduce the amount of broadcast traffic over Layer 2 networks (such as EVPN) across SD-WAN and VXLAN.

    The MAC address used in response to proxy ARP requests is the port’s physical MAC address, which is the MAC address used in reponse to the interface IP address.

    When the VOS device installs proxy ARP addresses and responds to proxy ARP requests, the VOS device considers the interface’s VRRP state. If the VRRP interface state is not active, the VOS device does not respond to an ARP request for these IP addresses, and the control plane removes the entries provisioned in the data path. This behavior is similar to how devices configured with VRRP respond to the VRRP virtual IP address.

    When you enable proxy ARP, the existing static ARP configuration in the IPv4 address hierarchy remains unchanged.

    Note that the IP address range or subnet that you configure for proxy ARP does not need to be within the interface’s subnet. You must ensure that the requestor or the peer is in same subnet as the interface IP address.
    
    

    Field	Description
    Proxy ARP Addresses (Tab)	Click the + Add icon. Then, in the box that displays below the Proxy ARP Addresses field, enter the proxy ARP IP address or addresses. You can add multiple proxy ARP addresses.
    Proxy ARP Address Ranges (Tab)	Configure the range of IP addresses to use for proxy ARP.
    Range Name	Enter a name for the proxy ARP address range.
    IP High	Enter the highest IP address in the address range.
    IP Low	Enter the lowest IP address in the address range.
    Add icon	Click the  Add icon to add the proxy ARP address range.

18. Click OK to complete the configuration of the subinterface's IPv4 properties.
19. On the Add Subinterface popup window, select the IPv6 tab, and then enter information for the following fields.
    
    
     

    Field	Description
    Static Address (Group of Fields)	Click to use a static IPv6 address for the subinterface. You can configure either an IPv6 static address or use DHCP on the subinterface, but not both.
    Static Address	Click the + Add icon, and enter the IPv6 address and prefix length of the static address to use for the subinterface.
    Delegated Prefix Pool	Enter the name and IPv6 address of a delegated prefix pool, and then click the  Add icon to add the prefix pool.
    DHCPv6 (Group of Fields)	Click to use DHCP to assign an IPv6 address for the subinterface. You can configure either an IPv6 static address or use DHCP on the subinterface, but not both.
    Client IA Type	Select the client identity-association (IA) type, which is a collection of addresses assigned to a client: IA-NA—Use non-temporary addresses. IA-NONE—Do not use a client IA. IA-PD—Use prefix delegation.
    EUI-64	Click to use Extended Unique Identifier 64, which allows a host to assign itself a unique 64-bit IPv6 interface identifier.
    IPv6 Interface Mode	Select the IPv6 interface mode: Host—Select to configure stateful DHCPv6. This is the default. Router—Select to configure stateless automatic address configuration (SLAAC). You must also configure a router advertisement that corresponds to the IPv6 address and prefix length. For more information, see Configure Virtual Routers. Default: Host
    FQDN	Enter the fully qualified domain name for the IPv6 subinterface.
    Interface Identifier	Enter the 64-bit interface identifier used to identify a host's network interface. The interface identifier is the second part of an IPv6 unicast or anycast address.

20. On the IPv6 tab on the Add Subinterface popup window, select the VRRP tab in the horizontal menu bar to configure active and standby VRRP devices for high availability (HA).
21. Click the + Add icon. The Add Subinterface Add VRRP Group popup window displays.
    
    
     
22. On the Add Subinterface Add VRRP Group popup window, select the General tab, and then enter information for the following fields.
     

    Field	Description
    Group ID (Required)	Enter an identifier for the VRRP group. Range: 1 through 255 Default: None
    Address (Required)	Enter the IPv6 address of the subinterface on which to configure the VRRP group.
    Priority	Enter the priority to assign to the interface. The interface with the higher or highest priority becomes the VRRP active router. The priority value that you configure can be reduced by various objects that VRRP tracks, such as interfaces, routes, monitor objects, and HA state. When choosing a priority value, make sure that you account for a worst-case scenario so that the priority never goes below 0. For example, consider a VRRP group configured on interface enet-0/0.0 with priority of 200 and that is tracking interface enet-0/1.0, which has a priority cost of 20. Here, the enet-0/1.0 interface is the tracking object. If the vni-0/1.0 interface goes down, its priority cost is subtracted from the configured priority of 200, and so the current (dynamic) priority becomes (200 – 20), or 180. Range: 1 through 255 Default: 100
    Peer Address	Enter the address of the peer subinterface.
    Inherit Configuration	Click to have VRRP inherit the properties of another interface.
    Interface Name	Select the name of the subinterface whose configuration properties are to be inherited.
    VRRP Group ID	Enter the VRRP group ID of the subinterface whose configuration properties are to be inherited.
    Preempt Mode	Select how the VRRP active router is elected from among the routers in the VRRP group: Preempt—When a VRRP active router goes down and a backup router takes over as the active router, the previous active router takes over again as the active router as soon as it comes back up, because it has a higher priority than the active router. This is the default mode. No Preempt—When a VRRP active router goes down and a backup router takes over as the active router, the previous active router remains a backup router when it comes back up even though it has a higher priority than the router that has taken over as the active router. Default: Preempt
    Advertisements Threshold	Enter the number of VRRP advertisements that the backup router can miss before declaring the active router to be down. Range: 1 through 15 Default: None
    Warmup Interval	Enter how long the interface waits, in seconds, before determining which VRRP router is the active router and which is the backup. Range: 1 through 3600 seconds
    Virtual Address (Required)	Configure a virtual address for the subinterface.
    IP Address	Enter the virtual IP address or addresses to include in the VRRP group, and then click the  Add icon.
    Fast Interval	For VRRP Version 3 only, enter how often the active and backup routers exchange VRRP advertisement messages, in milliseconds. Range: 10 through 50000 milliseconds
    Virtual Link Local Address	Enter an address to explicitly configure a link local address for the VRRP group.
    HA Standby Priority Cost	Enter the value to subtract from the priority when the interchassis HA state of the VOS device changes from active to standby. Range: 1 through 254 Default: 100
    Accept Data	Click to have the interface accept data that it receives. Otherwise, the data is routed to another interface.

23. On the Add Subinterface Add VRRP Group popup window, select the Track tab, and then enter information for the following fields.
    
    
     

    Field	Description
    Priority Hold Time	Enter the virtual router priority hold time, in seconds. Range: 0 through 3600 seconds Default: None
    Interface (Tab)
    Name	Select the primary interface on the active router in the VRRP group.
    Priority Cost	Enter the cost for the interface. The router with the highest priority in the VRRP group is or becomes the active router. Range: 1 through 254 Default: 100
    Add icon	Click the  Add icon to add the interface to the VRRP group.
    Routes (Tab)
    Prefix (Required)	Enter the route prefix.
    Routing Instance (Required)	Select the routing instance.
    Priority Cost (Required)	Enter the cost for the interface. The router with the highest priority in the VRRP group is or becomes the active router. Range: 1 through 254 Default: 100
    	Click the Add icon to add the interface.
    Monitors (Tab)
    Name (Required	Select the primary interface on the active router in the VRRP group.
    Priority Cost	Enter the cost for the interface. The router with the highest priority in the VRRP group is or becomes the active router. Range: 1 through 254 Default: 100
    	Click the + Add icon to add the monitor to the VRRP group.

24. Click OK.
25. On the IPv6 tab on the Add Subinterface popup window, select the Proxy NDP tab in the horizontal menu bar to configure proxy NDP. To use proxy NDP, you configure a set of IPv6 subnet prefixes or prefix ranges to which proxy NDP on the VOS device responds if no NDP entry for an IP address is available. Proxy NDP allows a VOS device to respond to NDP requests for IP addresses configured in NAT pools that are both within and outside of the interface’s subnet. Proxy NDP provides local responses, allowing a VOS device to reduce the amount of broadcast traffic over Layer 2 networks (such as EVPN) across SD-WAN and VXLAN. IPv6 NAT supports proxy NDP for Network Prefix Translation version 6 (NPTv6).
26. Click the + Add icon to configure proxy NDP on the subinterface. To use proxy NDP, you configure a set of IPv6 subnet prefixes or prefix ranges to which proxy NDP on the VOS device responds if no NDP entry for an IP address is available. Proxy NDP allows a VOS device to respond to NDP requests for IP addresses configured in NAT pools that are both within and outside of the interface’s subnet. Proxy NDP provides local responses, allowing a VOS device to reduce the amount of broadcast traffic over Layer 2 networks (such as EVPN) across SD-WAN and VXLAN. IPv6 NAT supports proxy NDP for Network Prefix Translation version 6 (NPTv6).
    Click the Add icon to configure IPv6 addresses and prefix lengths for proxy NDP. The IP address range or subnet that you configure for proxy NDP does not need to be within the interface’s subnet. You must ensure that the requestor or the peer is in same subnet as the interface IP address.
    
    
27. Select the Bridge tab in the Add Subinterface popup window, and enter information for the following fields.
    
    
     

    Field	Description
    Interface Mode	Select the interface mode: Access Trunk
    dot1x	Click to enable 801.1X on the subinterface.
    VLAN ID	For the Access interface mode, enter the VLAN ID for the subinterface. Range: 1 through 4094
    VLAN ID List	For the Trunk interface mode, enter the VLAN ID list for the subinterface. Range: 1 through 4094

28. In the Add Enet Interface popup window, in the Subinterfaces tab, click Aggregate Member to using the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to bundle severl physical links to form a single logical link. LACP allows a network device to negotiate an automatic bundling of links by sending LACP packets to their peer, a directly connected device that also implements LACP. Enter information for the following fields.
    
     

    Field	Description
    Interface (Required)	Select the interface name.
    LACP Priority	Enter an LACP priority number. Range: 1 through 65535 Default: 127

29. Click OK to complete configuration of the LAN Ethernet interface.

Configure IRB Interfaces

For information about configuring IRB interfaces, see Configure IRB Interfaces in Configuring Layer 2 Forwarding.

Configure T1/E1 Interfaces

You can configure T1/E1 interfaces on VOS devices that can operate in T1 networks (in North America) or E1 networks (rest of the world). T1/E1 interfaces support line coding, framing, and diagnostics options that you can use to verify and troubleshoot connectivity issues. T1/E1 interfaces facilitate data and control plane functionality, such as a WAN interface-level control plane, and they support encapsulation and decapsulation (PPP, Frame Relay, and high-level data link control [HDLC]).

For Releases 22.1.1 and later, you can specify the cable length for each T1 interface link, either short or long haul, which then configures the appropriate transmission waveform on T1 interface.

To configure a T1/E1 interface:

1. In Director view:
   1. Select the Administration tab in the top menu bar.
   2. Select Appliances in the left menu bar.
   3. Select a device name in the main panel. The view changes to Appliance view.
2. Select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
3. Select Networking > Interfaces in the left menu bar.
4. Select the T1/E1 tab in the horizontal menu bar.
   
   
5. Click the Add icon. In the Add T1/E1 Interface popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   T1	Click to configure a T1 interface.
   E1	Click to configure an E1 interface.
   Interface (Required)	Enter the slot and port numbers for the T1/E1 interface. The slot number must be 0. The port number can be a number from 0 through 3.
   Disable	Click to not activate the T1/E1 interface after you configure it.
   Mirror Interface	Click to create a copy of the interface.
   Multilink	(For Releases 21.2.1 and later.) Click to configure a multilink interface and then select the multilink Frame Relay or multilink PPP interface type. For more information, see Step 6.
   Description	Enter a text description for the T1/E1 interface. It can be a text string up to 255 characters.
   Channel Group (Required)	Enter the channel group number. For Versa CSG appliances, channel group must be 0.
   Cable Length	(For Releases 22.1.1 and later.) Select the link cable length: Long—Use long haul. Then select the attenuation: 0 dB –7.5 dB –15 dB –22.5 dB Short—Use short haul. Then select the length: 110 ft. 220 ft. 330 ft. 440 ft. 550 ft. 660 ft. Default: Long haul, 0 dB
   Clock Source (Required)	Select the clock source: External Internal
   Time Slot Begin (Required)	Enter a starting number for the interface time slots. Range: 0 through 23 (for T1 interfaces), 0 through 31 (for E1 interfaces)
   Time Slot End (Required)	Enter an ending number for the interface time slots. Range: 0 through 23 (for T1 interfaces), 0 through 31 (for E1 interfaces)
   Encapsulation (Group of Fields)	You must configure an encapsulation.
   Frame Relay	Click to use Frame Relay encapsulation. For Frame Relay, you can configure subinterfaces with multiple units.
   Lowest DLCI Channel Number	Enter the lowest data link connection identifier (DLCI) channel number allowed.
   Total Number of DLCI Channels	Enter the total number of DLCI channels that can be created on the interface.
   Maximum Receive SDU Size	Enter the maximum receive SDU size, in bytes.
   Maximum Transmit SDU Size	Enter the maximum transmit SDU size, in bytes.
   HDLC	Click to use HDLC encapsulation. Subinterface with only unit 0 is allowed in HDLC encapsulation.
   Framing	For a T1 interface, select the encapsulation HDLC framing type: T1 ESF—T1 extended superframe For an E1 interface, select the encapsulation HDLC framing type: E1 CRC4 E1 No CRC4 E1 Unframed
   PPP	Click to use PPP encapsulation, to encapsulate network layer protocol information over point-to-point links. With PPP encapsulation, you can configure subinterfaces with only unit 0. Select the authentication protocol: None—No authentication CHAP—Challenge handshake authentication protocol (CHAP) PAP—Password authentication protocol (PAP)
   Authentication Protocol	For PPP encapsulation, select the authentication protocol: CHAP—Challenge handshake authentication protocol None—No authentication PAP—Password authentication protocol

6. Click the ML T1/E1 Interface tab to configure a multilink T1/E1 interface. Enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Interface (Required)	Enter the slot and port numbers for the multilink T1/E1 interface. The slot number must be 0. The port number can be 0 or 1.
   Disable	Click to not activate the multilink T1/E1 interface after you configure it.
   Mirror Interface	Click to create a copy of the multilink T1/E1 interface.
   Description	Enter a text description for the multilink T1/E1 interface. It can be a text string up to 255 characters.
   Channel Group	Enter the channel group number. For Versa CSG appliances, the channel group number must be 0.
   Clock Source	Select the clock source: External Internal
   Time Slot Begin	Enter a starting number for the multilink T1/E1 interface time slot. Range: 0 through 23 (for T1 interfaces); 0 through 31 (for E1 interfaces)
   Time Slot End	Enter an ending number for the multilink T1/E1 interface time slot. Range: 0 through 23 (for T1 interfaces); 0 through 31 (for E1 interfaces)
   Cable Length	(For Releases 22.1.1 and later.) Select the link cable length: Long—Use long haul. Then select the attenuation: 0 dB –7.5 dB –15 dB –22.5 dB Short—Use short haul. Then select the length: 110 ft. 220 ft. 330 ft. 440 ft. 550 ft. 660 ft. Default: Long haul, 0 dB
   Encapsulation (Group of Fields)
   Multilink Frame Relay	Click to use multilink frame relay encapsulation. In multilink frame relay, you can configure subinterfaces with multiple units.
   Multilink PPP	Click to use multilink PPP encapsulation, to encapsulate network layer protocol information over point-to-point links. For multilink PPP encapsulation, you can configure subinterfaces with unit 0 only.
   Authentication Protocol	For multilink PPP encapsulation, select the authentication protocol: CHAP—Challenge handshake authentication protocol None—No authentication PAP—Password authentication protocol
   Maximum Received Reconstructed Unit	Enter the maximum received reconstructed unit, in bytes.

7. In the Subinterfaces table, click the Add icon. In the Add Subinterface popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Unit (Required)	Enter a unit number for the subinterface.
   Disable	Click to not activate the subinterface after you configure it.
   Description	Enter a text description for the subinterface. It can be a text string up to 255 characters.
   Interface DLCI	Enter the Frame Relay data link connection identifier. Range: 17 through 1024
   MTU	Enter the size, in bytes, of the largest protocol data unit that the subinterface can receive or transmit. Range: 72 through 9000 bytes
   HA Interface Mode	Select the HA interface mode: Normal Redundancy
   IPv4 (Tab)
   Static Address	Click to use a static IPv4 address for the subinterface.
   IP Address/Mask	Enter the IP address and prefix length, and then click the Add icon.
   DHCPv4	Click to use DHCP to assign an IPv4 address for the subinterface.
   Route Preference	Enter the preference for the traffic route. A lower value indicates a higher preference.
   Disable Broadcast Flag	Click to disable broadcast on the subinterface's network.
   Reachability Monitor	To configure the reachabiity monitor, enter information for the following fields: Enable ICMP—Click to enable ICMP on the subinterface. Interval—Enter the time interval after which ICMP reports error messages. Threshold—Enter the maximum number of ICMP error messages to report.
   FQDN	Enter the fully qualified domain name for the IPv4 subinterface.
   Directed Broadcast	Click to enable directed broadcast, which sends broadcast packets targeted at hosts in a specified subnet.
   SLA Endpoint	Click if this is an SLA endpoint.
   IPv6 (Tab)
   Static Address	Click to use a static IPv6 address for the subinterface.
   IPv6 Address/Mask	Enter the IPv6 address and prefix length, click the Add icon.
   Delegated Prefix Pool	Enter the name and IP address of the delegated prefix pool.
   DHCPv6	Click to use DHCP to assign an IPv6 address for the subinterface.
   Client IA Type	Select the client identity association type: EUI 64 IA-NA IA-NONE IA-PD
   Delegated Prefix Pool	Enter the name and IP address of the delegated prefix pool.
   IPv6 Interface Mode	Select the IPv6 interface mode: Host—This is the default. Use to configure stateful DHCPv6. Router—Select to configure stateless automatic address configuration (SLAAC). You must also configure a router advertisement that corresponds to the IPv6 address and prefix length. For more information, see Configure Virtual Routers.
   FQDN	Enter the fully qualified domain name for the IPv6 subinterface.
   Bridge (Tab)
   Interface Mode	Select the interface mode: Access Trunk
   VLAN ID	Enter the VLAN ID for the subinterface.
   VLAN ID List	Enter the VLAN ID list for the subinterface.

8. Select the Static ARP tab to configure a static ARP mapping. Enter information for the following fields.
    

   Fields	Description
   Subnet Address/Mask (Required)	Select the static subnet IP address.
   Host IP Address (Required)	Enter the IP address of the host.
   MAC Address (Required)	Enter the MAC address of the host.
   Add icon	Click to configure the static ARP mapping.

9. Select the VRRP tab to configure an active and a standby VRRP device for high availability (HA) mode. For more information, see Step 13 through 15 in Configure LAN Ethernet Interfaces.
10. Select the Standby tab, and enter information for the following fields.
    
    
     

    Fields	Description
    Monitor Group	Select the name of the monitor group.
    Match State	Select the state of monitor group to match: Down Up
    Revert Delay Interval	Enter the revert delay interval, in seconds.

11. Click OK.

Configure Tunnel Interfaces

You use tunnel interfaces to configure an IPsec tunnel and high availability (HA) between two VOS devices. For SD-WANs, you create multiple tunnel interfaces to connect a branch with a Controller device.

Tunnel interfaces are named with the prefix tvi, for tunnel virtual interface.

For information about tunnel interface numbering, see Understand SD-WAN Interface Numbering.

To configure a tunnel interface:

1. In Director view:
   1. Select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
   2. Select Templates > Device Templates in the horizontal menu bar.
   3. Select an organization in the left menu bar.
   4. Select a Controller in the main pane. The view changes to Appliance view.
2. Select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
3. Select Networking > Interfaces in the left menu bar.
4. Select the Tunnel tab in the horizontal menu bar.
   
   
    
5. Click the Add icon. In the Add Tunnel Interface popup window, select the Tunnel tab and enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Interface (Required)	Enter the port and slot numbers for the tunnel (tvi) interface.
   Description	Enter a text description for the tunnel interface. It can be a string up to 255 characters.
   Disable	Click to not activate the tunnel interface after it is configured.
   Mirror Interface	Click to have the tunnel interface be a mirror interface.
   MTU	Enter the maximum transmission unit size, in bytes, of largest protocol data unit that the port can receive or transmit. Range: 72 through 9000 bytes
   Mode	Select the tunnel mode: IPsec—Use for IPsec. Redundancy—Use for HA.
   Tunnel Type	Select the tunnel type: Ethernet over GRE—Use to leverage existing low-end residential gateways to provide mobility services to mobile nodes. (For Releases 22.1.1 and later.) IPv6 IPIP tunnel—IPv4 tunnel over IPv6 transport. Note: To use static Mapping of Address and Port with Encapsulation (MAP-E), configure the CE with an IPv6 IPIP tunnel. IPv4 packets are sent through this tunnel between the CE and a border relay (BR) device. For MAP-E, Versa supports network address port translation (NAPT), and TCP, UDP, and ICMP protocols. To steer LAN-side packets to the tunnel, define a CGNAT rule under the tenant organization using NAT mode NAPT-44. For information about configuring CGNAT rules, see Configure CGNAT.  Paired. Point-to-multipoint clear-text SD-WAN tunnel. Point-to-multipoint GRE tunnel—Generic Routing Encapsulation tunnels encapsulate a variety of network layer protocols inside point-to-point links. GRE tunnels are used to send packets from one network to another over the internet or an insecure network. Point-to-multipoint IPsec tunnel—An IPsec tunnel that helps protect site-to-site traffic between networks. Point-to-multipoint secure SD-WAN tunnel. Point-to-multipoint VXLAN tunnel—Virtual Extensible LAN tunnels connect VXLAN tunnel endpoints (VTEPs). The endpoints can be either virtual or physical switch ports. Point-to-point GRE tunnel. Point-to-point IPsec tunnel. Point-to-point V6 GRE tunnel. PPPoE—Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet encapsulates PPP frames inside Ethernet frames. PPPoE is used with DSL services in which individual users connect to a DSL modem over Ethernet.

6. In the Subinterfaces table, select an existing subinterface.
7. In the Edit Subinterface popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Unit (Required)	Enter the subinterface number.
   Description	Enter a text description for the subinterface. It can be a string up to 255 characters.
   Bandwidth (Tab)	Allows you to specify the bandwidth available on a link to upload and download data. This information is used in computing adaptive traffic shaping.
   Uplink (Kbps)	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for uploading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
   Downlink (Kbps)	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for downloading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
   VLAN ID	Enter the VLAN ID for the subinterface.
   Disable	Click to not activate the tunnel interface after it is configured.
   IPv4 (Tab)
   Static Address	Click to use a static IPv4 address for the subinterface.
   IP Address/Mask	Enter the IP address and prefix length, and then click the Add icon.
   IPv6 (Tab)
   Static Address	Click to use a static IPv6 address for the subinterface.
   IPv6 Address/Mask	Enter the IPv6 address and prefix length, click the Add icon.
   DHCPv6	Click to use DHCP to assign an IPv6 address for the subinterface.
   Client IA Type	Select the client identity association type: EUI 64 IA-NA IA-NONE IA-PD
   Delegated Prefix Pool	Enter the name and IP address of the delegated prefix pool.
   IPv6 Interface Mode	Select the IPv6 interface mode: Host—This is the default. Use to configure stateful DHCPv6. Router—Select to configure stateless automatic address configuration (SLAAC). You must also configure a router advertisement that corresponds to the IPv6 address and prefix length. For more information, see Configure Virtual Routers.

8. Click OK.
9. Select the Pseudo Tunnel tab, and then enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Name (Required)	Enter a number to identify the pseudo tunnel interface.
   Parent Interface (Required)	Select the parent tunnel interface to use for the pseudo tunnel.
   Remote IP Address (Required)	Enter the IP address of the remote endpoint of the pseudo tunnel
   Enable/Disable (Required)	Select to enable or disable the pseudo tunnel interface.
   Add icon	Click the Add icon to add the pseudo tunnel.

10. If you selected the PPPoE tunnel type, click the PPoE tab, and then enter information for the following fields.
    
    
     

    Field	Description
    VNI Interface	Select a VNI interface.
    Preferred IP	Enter the preferred source IP address for the tunnel.
    Service Name	Enter the service name.
    Access Concentrator	Enter the name of the access concentrator. The access concentrator name on both the client and the server must be the same to establish the PPPoE session.
    Username	Enter the username.
    Password	Enter the password.
    ICP Echo Interval	Enter how often to send ICP echo requests to peer, in seconds.
    ICP Echo Failure	Enter the number of ICP echo requests to send without receiving a valid ICP echo reply before assuming that the peer is unreachable (dead).
    Route Preference	Enter the route preference to use when installing the default route.

11. Click OK.

Configure GRE Tunnel Interfaces

You can configure four types of GRE tunnels.

• Point-to-point GRE
• Point-to-point IPv6 GRE
• Ethernet over GRE
• Point-to-multi-point GRE (Release 22.1.4 Service Release dated 2024/12/21 or later)

The GRE tunnels have the following common input parameters:

• Source—IPv4 (point-to-point GRE, Ethernet over GRE, point-to-multi-point GRE) or IPv6 (point-to-point IPv6 GRE) address that must be configured on any of the local VNI/TVI interfaces. This parameter uses the source IP in the IPv4 header and adds as GRE encapsulation. The remote end sends packets back to this IP, so that if the packet is not configured in any local interface, then the packet does not terminate in VOS.
• Destination—IPv4 (point-to-point GRE, Ethernet over GRE) or IPv6 (point-to-point IPv6 GRE) address of the remote tunnel endpoint that can be any device supporting the GRE tunnel.
• Routing instance—(point-to-point GRE, Ethernet over GRE, point-to-point IPv6 GRE) Routing instance in which the VNI/TVI interface resides, using its IP address as a source in the GRE tunnel configuration.

A TVI interface applies in the routing instance and in the organization.

GRE and IPv6 GRE tunnels support only one subinterface, unit 0, and Ethernet-over-GRE tunnels can have subinterfaces with VLAN IDs from 0 to 4095. Subinterfaces can have either IPv4 or IPv6 addresses.

Configure DSL Interfaces

You can configure digital subscriber line (DSL) WAN interfaces on VOS devices. These interfaces can operate in asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL2+) mode and very high speed digital subscriber line (VDSL2) mode networks. ADSL2+ and VDSL2 interfaces support a single WAN interface, allowing you to connect to ADSL2 and VDSL2 networks and providing high-speed digital data transmission between customer premises equipment (CPE) and DSL access multiplexers (DSLAMs). You can use these interfaces to upgrade existing xDSL infrastructure.

VDSL2 interfaces support triple-play services, such as voice, video, data, and high-definition television (HDTV).

You can deploy VOS SD-WAN, security, routing, and network performance management features onADSL2+ and VDSL2 interfaces.

ADSL2+ and VDSL2 interfaces support the following encapsulation types:

• Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)
• Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet over ATM (PPPoEoA)
• VLAN

You can configure ATM, LLC, or VC-MUX-based transparent bridging for the NIC with the virtual path identifier (VPI)/virtual channel identifier (VCI) configuration option. VOS network packet processing includes a full set of Layer 2, Layer 3, and Layer 4 to Layer 7 functions, including VLAN and other methods to separate traffic.

To configure a DSL interface:

1. In Director view:
   1. Select the Administration tab in the top menu bar.
   2. Select Appliances in the left menu bar.
   3. Select a device name in the main panel. The view changes to Appliance view.
2. Select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
3. Select Networking > Interfaces in the left menu bar.
4. Select the DSL tab in the horizontal menu bar.
   
   
5. Click the Add icon. In the Add DSL Interface popup window, select the Tunnel tab and enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Interface (Required)	Enter the slot and port numbers for the DSL interface.
   Disable	Click to not activate the DSL interface after you configure it.
   Enable NSH Header	Click to enable network service header–based service chaining.
   Act as a IETF SFC Service	Click to have the interface perform IETF service function chaining with no service function forwarder configuration.
   Description	Enter a text description for the T1 interface. It can be a text string up to 255 characters.
   MTU	Enter the size, in bytes, of the largest protocol data unit that the interface can receive or transmit. Range: 72 through 9000 bytes

6. In the Subinterfaces tab, and click the Add icon. In the Add Subinterface window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Unit (Required)	Enter a unit number for the subinterface. Subinterface with only unit 0 is allowed.
   Description	Enter a text description for the subinterface. It can be a text string up to 255 characters.
   Disable	Click to not activate the subinterface after you configure it.
   Bandwidth (Group of Fields)	Allows you to specify the bandwidth available on a link to upload and download data. This information is used in computing adaptive traffic shaping.
   Uplink (Kbps)	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for uploading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). If you configure SD-WAN traffic steering, this value is used by the selection connection method that selects how to forward a traffic flow when multiple available WAN paths have the highest priority. For more information, see Configure SD-WAN Traffic Steering. Note that this value does not affect the CoS (QoS) configuration on the interface. Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
   Downlink (Kbps)	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for downloading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). If you configure SD-WAN traffic steering, this value is used by the selection connection method that selects how to forward a traffic flow when multiple available WAN paths have the highest priority. For more information, see Configure SD-WAN Traffic Steering. Note that this value does not affect the CoS (QoS) configuration on the interface. Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
   IPv4 (Tab)	Click the Add icon under Static Address and enter the IPv4 address and prefix length.
   IPv6 (Tab)
   Static Address	Click to use a static IPv6 address for the subinterface.
   IPv6 Address/Mask	Click the Add icon and enter the IPv6 address and prefix length.
   DHCPv6	Click to use DHCP to assign an IPv6 address for the subinterface.
   Client IA Type	Select the client identity association type: IA-NA IA-PD EUI 64
   Delegated Prefix Pool	Enter the name and IP address of the delegated prefix pool.
   IPv6 Interface Mode	Select the IPv6 interface mode: Host—This is the default. Use to configure stateful DHCPv6. Router—Select to configure stateless automatic address configuration (SLAAC). You must also configure a router advertisement that corresponds to the IPv6 address and prefix length. For more information, see Configure Virtual Routers.

7. Click OK.
8. Select the PPPoE tab to configure a mapping, and enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Fields	Description
   Preferred IP	Enter the preferred source IP address for the tunnel.
   Service Name	Enter the service name.
   Access Concentrator	Enter the name of the access concentrator. The access concentrator name on both the client and the server must be the same to establish the PPPoE session.
   Username	Enter the username.
   Password	Enter the password.
   LCP Echo Interval	Enter how often to send LCP echo requests to peer, in seconds. Range: 1 through 255 seconds Default: 5 seconds
   LCP Echo Failure	Enter the number of LCP echo requests to send without receiving a valid LCP echo reply before assuming that the peer is unreachable (dead). Range: 1 through 255 Default: 3
   Route Preference	Enter the route preference to use when installing the default route. Range: 1 through 255

9. Click OK.
10. Select the DSL tab, and enter information for the following fields.
    
    
     

    Fields	Description
    Multiplexing Type (Required)	Select the multiplexing type: ATM LLC VC-MUX
    VLAN Tag (Required)	Enter the VLAN ID configured for the DSL line.
    VCI (Required)	Enter the ATM virtual channel identifier. Range: 32 through 65535; 0 through 31 are reserved
    VPI (Required)	Enter the virtual path identifier. Range: 0 through 256

11. Click OK.

Configure WiFi Interfaces

For information about configuring WiFi interfaces, see Configure WiFi.

Configure WWAN Interfaces

For information about configuring WWAN interfaces for LTE, 4G, or 5G service, see Configure WWAN.

Configure uCPE Interfaces

To configure a uCPE interface:

1. In Director view:
   1. Select the Administration tab in the top menu bar.
   2. Select Appliances in the left menu bar.
   3. Select a device name in the main panel. The view changes to Appliance view.
2. Select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
3. Select Networking > Interfaces in the left menu bar.
4. Select the uCPE tab in the horizontal menu bar.
   
   
    
5. Click the Add icon. In the Add uCPE Interface popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Interface	Select the interface on which to configure uCPE.
   Disable	Click to disable the uCPE configuration on the interface.
   Description	Enter a text description of the interfaces.
   Tags	Enter a keyword or phrase that allows you to filter the uCPE interface. This is useful when you have many profiles and want to view those that are tagged with a particular keyword.
   MTU	Enter a value for the maximum transmission unit (MTU), which is the size, in bytes, of the largest protocol data packet that the port can receive or transmit. Range: 72 through 9000 bytes Default: None
   Virtual Wire	Click to enable virtual wire on the interface.
   Promiscuous	Click to enable promiscuous mode on the interface so that the interface forwards all traffic it receives.
   Autoconfiguration	Click to disable autoconfiguration. Then, enter the URI for the uCPE interface.
   URI	If you disable autoconfiguration, enter the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) for the uCPE interface.
   Bandwidth (Group of Fields)	Allows you to specify the bandwidth available on a link to upload and download data. This information is used in computing adaptive traffic shaping.
   Uplink (Kbps)	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for uploading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
   Downlink (Kbps)	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for downloading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
   Subinterfaces	Click to create VLAN based subinterface.

6. Click the Add icon to add a subinterface. In the Add Subinterface popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Unit (Required)	Enter a unit number for the subinterface.
   VLAN ID	Enter the virtual LAN ID for the subinterface. Range: 0 through 4094
   MTU	Enter the size, in bytes, of the largest protocol data unit that the subinterface can receive or transmit. Range: 72 through 9000 bytes Default: None
   Bandwidth (Group of Fields)	Allows you to specify the bandwidth available on a link to upload and download data. This information is used in computing adaptive traffic shaping.
   Uplink (Kbps)	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for uploading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
   Downlink (Kbps)	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for downloading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
   Description	Enter a text description for the subinterface. It can be a text string up to 255 characters.
   Interface Mode	Select the interface mode: Normal NSH Reflect Redundancy
   FQDN	Enter the fully qualified domain name for the IPv4 subinterface.
   DHCP v4	Click to use DHCP to assign an IPv4 address for the subinterface.
   Disable	Click to not activate the subinterface after you configure it.
   IPv6 Interface Mode	Select the IPv6 interface mode: Host—Use to configure stateful DHCPv6. This is the default. Router—Select to configure stateless automatic address configuration (SLAAC). You must also configure a router advertisement that corresponds to the IPv6 address and prefix length. For more information, see Configure Virtual Routers.
   Static Address	Use a static IPv4 or IPv6 address for the subinterface. Click the Add icon and enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address and subnet mask.
   Delegated Prefix Pool	Enter the name and IPv6 address of the delegated prefix pool, then click the Add icon to add the delegated prefix pool.
   DHCPv6	Click to use DHCP to assign an IPv6 address for the subinterface.
   Client IA Type	Select the client identity association type: IA-NA IA-PD
   Delegated Prefix Pool	If you selected IA-PD as the client IA type, enter the name and IP address of the delegated prefix pool.
   Static ARP (Tab)	Select to configure static ARP mapping.
   Subnet Address/Mask	Select the subnet address and mask.
   Host IP Address	Enter the IP address of the host.
   MAC Address	Enter the MAC address of the host.
   Add icon	Click to add the static ARP mapping.

7. Click OK.

Configure Loopback Interfaces

You configure loopback interfaces in routing instances that route large amounts of data traffic and that require continuous connectivity. Loopback interfaces are always up. Loopback interfaces are primarily used for OSPF and BGP, because connectivity is never down. A routing instance or domain can have only one loopback interface.

A loopback interface does not need to have a standard IP address. However, its mask is always /32, and you cannot change this value.

For a service provider with two routers, each router has a loopback interface and the routers maintain data connectivity over the loopback interface.

To configure a loopback interface:

1. In Director view:
   1. Select the Administration tab in the top menu bar.
   2. Select Appliances in the left menu bar.
   3. Select a device name in the main panel. The view changes to Appliance view.
2. Select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
3. Select Networking > Interfaces in the left menu bar.
4. Select the Loopback tab in the horizontal menu bar.
   
   
5. Click the Add icon. In the Add Loopback Interface popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Interface (Required)	Enter the slot number for the loopback interface. Loopback interface names start with lo.
   Description	Enter a text description for the interface. It can be a text string up to 255 characters.

6. Click the  Add icon to add a subinterface. In the Add Subinterface popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Description	Enter a text description for the subinterface. It can be a text string up to 255 characters.
   IP Address	Click the Add icon and enter an IP address for the subinterface.
   Bandwidth (Group of Fields)	Allows you to specify the bandwidth available on a link to upload and download data. This information is used in computing adaptive traffic shaping.
   Uplink (Kbps)	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for uploading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None
   Downlink (Kbps)	Enter the bandwidth available on the link for downloading data, in kilobits per second (Kbps). Range: 1 through 10000000 Kbps Default: None

7. Click OK.

Configure Management Interfaces

A management interface is an out-of-band network that enables you to log in to a VOS device using SSH. You can also use a management interface for SNMP operations.

To configure a management interface:

1. In Director view:
   1. Select the Administration tab in the top menu bar.
   2. Select Appliances in the left menu bar.
   3. Select a device name in the main panel. The view changes to Appliance view.
2. Select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
3. Select Networking > Interfaces in the left menu bar.
4. Select the Management tab.
   
   
5. Click the Add icon. In the Add Management Interface popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Interface (Required)	Enter the port and slot numbers for the management interface. Management interfaces are Ethernet interfaces, and their names start with eth. The port number must be 0, and the slot number must be 0.
   Disable	Select to disable the interface after you configure it.
   Type	Select the interface type: External Internal
   MTU	Enter the maximum transmission unit size, in bytes, of largest protocol data unit that the port can receive or transmit. Range: 72 through 9000 bytes
   Speed	Select the data transfer speed, in megabits per second (Mbps): 10 100 1000
   Duplex	Select how to negotiate between the device interface and switch interface: Full—Transmit data in both directions on a signal carrier at the same time. Half
   MAC Address	Enter the MAC address of the interface.
   Description	Enter a text description for the interface. It can be a string up to 255 characters.

4. Click the  Add icon in the Subinterfaces table to add a subinterface. In the Add Subinterface popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Unit (Required)	Enter the subinterface number.
   VLAN ID	Enter virtual LAN ID of the subinterface. You cannot configure VLAN IDs for subinterfaces based on the eth-0/0 interface, so do not configure any value in the VLAN ID field.
   Disable	Click to not activate the subinterface after it is configured.
   Description	Enter a text description for the subinterface. It can be a text string up to 255 characters.
   Static Address	Click and select the IP address for the subinterface. Click the Add icon to add a static address.
   DHCP	Click to use DHCP to assign an IP address for the subinterface.
   Address (Table)	Enter IP addresses for the subinterface.
   IP Address (Required)	Enter the IP address for the subinterface.
   Prefix Length (Required)	Enter the prefix length for the IP address.
   Gateway	Enter the IP address of the gateway.
   Broadcast	Enter the broadcast address for the subinterface.

5. Click OK.

admin@csg:~$ vsh restart

admin@csg-cli> request system restart

Supported Software Information

Releases 20.2 and later support all content described in this article, except:

• In Releases 20.2.4, 21.1.3, 21.2.1, and later, you can configure a management port to be a data port on some CSG appliances.
• Release 21.1.1 adds support for DSL and T1 Interfaces.
• Release 21.2.1 adds support for proxy ARP, proxy NDP, specifying uplink and downlink bandwidth per subinterface or unit for adaptive shaping, specifying a chassis ID and admin key for aggregated Ethernet interfaces, multilink for T1/E1 interfaces, configuring PAP and CHAP authentication parameters for T1/E1 authentication, and configuring PoE support for Ethernet interfaces.
• Releases 22.1.1 and later support configuration of T1 interface cable length and IPv4 IPIP tunnels; LTE interfaces are renamed to WWAN interfaces.
• Release 22.1.4 adds support for breakout mode to channelize 100-Gigabit Ethernet ports on CSX4000 switches and CSG3000 series devices.
• Release 22.1.4 Service Release dated 2024/12/21 or later supports point-to-multi-point GRE and static NHRP mapping.

Additional Information

Configure Basic Features
Configure Device Location Tracking
Configure SD-WAN Traffic Steering
Configure uCPE on a VOS Device
Configure Virtual Routers
Configure WiFi
Configure WWAN
Understand SD-WAN Interface Numbering