Operation: Interface
Description: Manage physical interfaces and view Port wise Network and Zone details. 

Sample Configuration
<Interface> <Name>Descriptive name of Interface</Name> <Hardware>interfacename</Hardware> <NetworkZone>zonename</NetworkZone> <!-- IPv4Configuration --> <IPv4Configuration>Enable/Disable</IPv4Configuration> <IPv4Assignment>Static/PPPoe/DHCP</IPv4Assignment> <!-- For Static --> <IPAddress>ipaddress</IPAddress> <Netmask>netmask</Netmask> <GatewayName>gatewayname</GatewayName> <GatewayIP>IP address</GatewayIP> <!-- For PPPoE --> <PreferredIP>ipaddress</PreferredIP> <LocalIP>ipaddress</LocalIP> <Username>username</Username> <Password>password</Password> <ServiceName>name</ServiceName> <ServiceName2>name</ServiceName2> <LCPEchoInterval>Disable/no of seconds</LCPEchoInterval> <LCPFailure>Disable/No of Attempts</LCPFailure> <SchedulTimeForReconnect>Enable</SchedulTimeForReconnect> <Schedule> <DayOfWeek>All Days of week/Sunday/Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday</DayOfWeek> <Hour>Number</Hour> <Minute>Number</Minute> </Schedule> <DSLSetting>{Enable/Disable}</DSLSetting> <VLANTag /> <!-- IPv6Configuration --> <IPv6Configuration>Enable/Disable</IPv6Configuration> <IPv6Assignment>Static/DHCP</IPv6Assignment> <!-- dhcp configuration --> <Mode>Auto/Manual</Mode> <DhcpOnly>Enable/Disable</DhcpOnly> <AcceptOtherConfigfromDHCP>Enable/Disable</AcceptOtherConfigfromDHCP> <DHCPRapidCommit>Enable/Disable</DHCPRapidCommit> <IPv6Address>ipaddress</IPv6Address> <Prefix>Number</Prefix> <GatewayNameIpv6>gatewayname</GatewayNameIpv6> <GatewayIPv6>ipv6 address</GatewayIPv6> <!-- Advanced Settings --> <InterfaceSpeed>Auto Negotiate/10MbpsHD/10MbpsFD/100MbpsHD/100MbpsFD/1000MbpsFD/1000MbpsHD/10000MbpsFD</InterfaceSpeed> <MTU>1500</MTU> <MSS> <OverrideMSS>Enable/Disable</OverrideMSS> <MSSValue>1455</MSSValue> </MSS> <MACAddress>Default/{userdefined MAC Address}</MACAddress> <!-- RA Configuration for dhcp --> <DADAttempts>1</DADAttempts> <AllowedRAServers /> <Status>Text</Status><!-- this tag is only read purpose showing connectivity status of Interface --> </Interface>



Parameter Mandatory Default Description
HardwareYes  
Name of the physical interface/port on the appliance.
Hardware confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
NetworkZoneNo  
Select Zone to which the interface belongs.
NetworkZone confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Allowed first characters: Alphanumeric characters (A-Za-z1-9) and not a zero (0). For other characters: (A-Za-z0-9_)
IPv4Configuration, IPv6ConfigurationNo  
Used to determine whether the IP type is IPv4 or IPv6.
IPv4Configuration,IPv6Configuration confines to:
  • Type is 'ARRAY'.
  • Only '0', '1' are allowed.
  • Multiple values are allowed.
IPv4AssignmentNo  
Select IP Assignment type from the available options: Static, PPPoE or DHCP.
IPv4Assignment confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Static', 'PPPoE', 'DHCP' are allowed.
IPAddressNo  
Used to set IPv4 address for interface in IPv4 configuration.
IPAddress confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'IPADDRESS'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 15.
NetmaskNo  
Used to set IPv4 Network Subnet mask.
Netmask confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 15.
  • IPv4 Address should be between: [128,192,224,240,248,252,254,255].[0,128,192,224,240,248,252,254,255].[0,128,192,224,240,248,252,254,255].[0,128,192,224,240,248,252,254,255]
GatewayNameNo  
In IPv4 configuration, if Network Zone is selected as WAN, specify the Gateway through which traffic from the interface is to be routed.
GatewayName confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
GatewayIPNo  
In IPv4 configuration, specify the Gateway IP Address.
GatewayIP confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'IPADDRESS'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 15.
UsernameNo  
In IPv4 configuration, if Network Zone is selected as WAN and IP Assignment is selected as PPPoE, specify the username for PPPoE IP assignment.
Username confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Characters not allowed: (^;'"\)
  • Maximum characters allowed are 50.
PasswordNo  
In IPv4 configuration, if Network Zone is selected as WAN and IP Assignment is selected as PPPoE, specify the password for PPPoE IP assignment.
Password confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
ServiceNameNo  
In IPv4 configuration, if Network Zone is selected as WAN and IP Assignment is selected as PPPoE, specify the Service Name or Access Concentrator for PPPoE IP assignment.
ServiceName confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 50.
ServiceName2No  
In IPv4 configuration, if Network Zone is selected as WAN and IP Assignment is selected as PPPoE, specify the Service Name or Access Concentrator for PPPoE IP assignment.
ServiceName2 confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 20.
SendLCPEchoRequestEveryNo 20 
Specify time interval between LCP Echo Requests. These requests are used to check if the link is alive.
SendLCPEchoRequestEvery confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 5 to 180 is allowed.
  • Maximum digits allowed are 4.
WaitForLCPEchoReplyForNo 3 
Number of attempts to wait for LCP echo reply after which the PPPoE link will be declared as closed.
WaitForLCPEchoReplyFor confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 1 to 65535 is allowed.
  • Maximum digits allowed are 5.
PreferredIPNo  
Specify Static IP Address provided by ISP for a PPPoE Connection.
PreferredIP confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'IPADDRESS'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 15.
SchedulTimeForReconnectNo  
Enable Schedule for Reconnect.
SchedulTimeForReconnect confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only '0', 'Enable' are allowed.
Day For Auto StartNo  
Specify day for Auto Start.
Day For Auto Start confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'All Days of week', 'Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday' are allowed.
Hour For Auto StartNo  
Specify Hour for Auto Start.
Hour For Auto Start confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 0 to 23 is allowed.
Minute For Auto StartNo  
Specify Minutes for Auto Start.
Minute For Auto Start confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 0 to 59 is allowed.
ModeNo  
Specify 'dhcpmode'
Mode confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Auto', 'Manual' are allowed.
DhcpOnlyNo  
Specify 'isdhcponly'
DhcpOnly confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Disable', 'Enable' are allowed.
AcceptOtherConfigfromDHCPNo  
Specify 'acceptotherconf'
AcceptOtherConfigfromDHCP confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Enable' are allowed.
DHCPRapidCommitNo  
Specify 'rapidcommit'
DHCPRapidCommit confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Enable' are allowed.
IPv6AddressNo  
Used to set IPv6 address for interface in IPv6 Configuration.
IPv6Address confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'IPADDRESS6'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 45.
  • IP Class other than 'MULTICAST', 'LOCALHOST', 'UNSPECIFIED', 'BROADCAST', 'LINKLOCAL', 'NETWORKBROADCAST', 'NETWORKIP' is allowed.
PrefixNo  
Used to set Prefix for Physical interface in IPv6 Configuration.
Prefix confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 1 to 128 is allowed.
  • Maximum digits allowed are 3.
GatewayNameIpv6No  
Used to configure Gateway Name for IPv6 Configuration.
GatewayNameIpv6 confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
GatewayIPv6No  
Used to set IPv6 address for Gateway in IPv6 Configuration.
GatewayIPv6 confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 45.
InterfaceSpeedNo Auto Negotiate 
Used to set interface Speed for Physical interface.
InterfaceSpeed confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
MTUYes 1500 
Used to set Maximum Transmission Unit value which is the largest physical packet size.
MTU confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
MSSValueYes 1460 
Used to set Maximum Segment Size which is the amount of data that can be transmitted in a single packet.
MSSValue confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 536 to 8960 is allowed.
dadNo  
Specify 'dad'
dad confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 0 to 8 is allowed.
AllowedRAServersNo  
Specify 'raserveraddress'
AllowedRAServers confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
VLANTagNo  
Specify the VLAN Tag to configure interface.
VLANTag confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 1 to 4094 is allowed.
MACAddressNo Enable 
Select to use default MAC Address.
MACAddress confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'MACADDRESS'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 17.
NameNo  
Specify a descriptive name for the physical interface/port.
Name confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 58.
DSLSettingNo  
To enable the VDSL settings.
DSLSetting confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 0 to 2 is allowed.
Note:
0 - Disable DSL,1 - Enable VDSL,2 - Enable ADSL.



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Interface551
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