5.1.1.1. Procedure – Configuring a new interface

Purpose: 

To define a new interface, complete the following steps.

Steps: 

1. Navigate to Networking > Interfaces tab.

2. Click New.

3. In the Name field, enter a name for the interface (for example, eth0).

4. Select the Type of the interface.

   

   Figure 5.3. Defining a new interface

5. Optional step: Enter a description, if required. To enter a longer description, click .

6. Click OK.

7. Configure the parameters of the interface below the table: enter the IP Address, Netmask, Gateway Address, and other data as required. The list of type-specific parameters depend on the type of interface you are configuring.

   For static interfaces, that is, regular Ethernet interfaces enter the Netmask parameter using the CIDR notation.

   Warning
   As with all firewalls, you can specify only one gateway address in the network configuration and only for a single interface. The gateway box for all other interfaces must be empty.

   

   Figure 5.4. Configuring a new interface

   Note
   If the configuration information you enter in MC is not the same as the current settings on the host, the settings of the host are overwritten during the next Upload action.

8. Check in (or leave checked in) the Ignore carrier loss parameter if you wish to enable the interface to retain its configuration even in case there is temporarily no carrier for it.

   This value is checked in by default. It is strongly recommended to keep this value checked in.