Fortinet MR1 - Manual (Page 524)

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Configuring IP Interfaces
Selection Criteria
Slot/Port - Select the interface for which data is to be displayed or configured.
Configurable Data
IP Address - Enter the IP address for the interface.
Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet mask for the interface. This is also referred to as the subnet/network
mask, and defines the portion of the interface's IP address that is used to identify the attached network.
Routing Mode - Setting this enables or disables routing for an interface. The default value is enable.
Administrative Mode - The Administrative Mode of the interface. The default value is enable.
Forward Net Directed Broadcasts - Select how network directed broadcast packets should be
handled. If you select enable from the pulldown menu network directed broadcasts will be forwarded. If
you select disable they will be dropped. The default value is disable.
Encapsulation Type - Select the link layer encapsulation type for packets transmitted from the
specified interface from the pulldown menu. The possible values are Ethernet and SNAP. The default is
Ethernet.
Proxy Arp - Select to disable or enable proxy Arp for the specified interface from the pulldown menu.
IP MTU - Specifies the maximum transmission unit (MTU) size of IP packets sent on an interface. Valid
range is (68 to 1500). Default value is 1500.
Non-Configurable Data
Active State - The state of the specified interface is either Active or Inactive. An interface is considered
active if it the link is up and it is in forwarding state.
MAC Address - The burned-in physical address of the specified interface. The format is six two-digit
hexadecimal numbers separated by colons, for example 00:06:29:32:81:40.
Command Buttons
Submit - Update the switch with the values on this screen. If you want the switch to retain the new
values across a power cycle, you must perform a save.
Delete IP Address - Delete the IP Address from the interface. Note that the address can not be deleted
if there are secondary addresses configured.
Secondary IP Address - Proceed to the Secondary IP Address configuration screen.