Global
On the Border Gateway Protocol > Global page, you can enable and disable BGP for Sophos UTM.
- To be able to enable BGP, create at least one neighbor on the Neighbor page.
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On the Global page, enable BGP.
Click the toggle switch.
The toggle switch turns amber and the BGP System section becomes editable.
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Specify the following settings:
AS number: Enter the Autonomous System Number (ASN) of your system.
Router ID: Enter an IPv4 address as router ID which is sent to neighbors during session initialization.
Networks: Add or select the networks and/or hosts that should be announced to the neighbors by the system. For how to add a network definition, see Definitions & Users > Network Definitions > Network Definitions.
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Click Apply.
The toggle switch turns green and BGP becomes active. After a short time, the BGP Summary section displays status information.
Note – The network which is to be announced has to be assigned to a physical or virtual interface. Any request accessing a non-existing IP will loop between BGP neighbor and Sophos UTM.