5.1.2.1. Procedure – Creating a VLAN interface

Purpose: 

To create a VLAN interface, complete the following steps.

Steps: 

1. Every VLAN interface must be connected to a physical interface. If not already configured, configure the physical interface that will be used as the VLAN interface. See Section 5.1.1, General interface configuration for details.

   Warning
   If an interface is defined as a VLAN interface, it cannot operate as a real, physical interface at the same time.

2. To create a new interface, click New.

3. Set the Type of the interface. The type of the VLAN interface and that of the physical interface can be different.

4. Enter a name for the VLAN interface and click OK. The name must include the name of the physical interface, the period (.) character, and a number that identifies the VLAN interface (because a physical interface can have several VLAN interfaces), for example, eth1.0.

   ZMC creates the new interface and automatically selects the VLAN option and the sets the parent interface of the VLAN.

5. Configure other options of the interface (for example, connected zones) as needed.

6. To activate the changes, click Commit and Upload. Then select the physical interface of the VLAN, click Control service, and Restart the interface.

   Warning
   Restarting the interface might terminate all ongoing connections of the interface.