Interfaces - Hub

The user can view and update the configuration of the Interfaces present on the Hub System using the Interfaces screen.

Viewing Configured Interfaces Details

Select the Interfaces option from the Configuration Wizard screen.

Details of the Interfaces present on the EdgeOS System are listed on the Interfaces Screen. The pagination helps the user navigate to the next page by using the < > buttons.

Note: By Default, only enabled Interface are shown. To see all the interfaces, click the All Interfaces checkbox on the top. When checked All Interfaces, the user will be able to see all the Interfaces.

The user can also press on the Refresh button to refresh the page and get the latest data. By default, this screen refreshes every 30 seconds.

Filter By field can be used to filter table based on the Interface Name or the Alias.

Interface Settings

The following sections provides a brief description of each Field and an explanation of how to configure the available settings.

Fields	Description	Configuration
Enable/Disable Toggle	This slider allows the user to enable or disable this network interface. User can modify an interface only when it is in the disabled state.	Click/Slide to left to Disable. Click/Slide to right to Enable
Interface Name	This indicates the network interface that is available on the site, along with some pre-configuration. User can edit the network interface by disabling it and then clicking on the ‘gear’ icon.	To edit the interface, perform the following steps. Steps Disable the Interface. Click the Gear icon. The user will be presented with a configuration dialog.
Alias	User can give an alias name to the entire Interface.	To configure the alias name, perform the following steps. Steps Click Pencil icon next to the Interface. Enter a unique alias name of user choice. Click tick mark icon. Alias name of the WAN is saved. Or, To exit without giving an alias name, click x icon.
Internet State	This indicates the ethernet physical link status. Following are the statuses shown by the system. Up. This indicates that internet connectivity is available on the site. Down. This indicates that internet connectivity is not available on the site.	N/A
Eth State/Reset	This indicates the maximum capacity of the respective Ethernet cable connected to the server.	To view the Eth state details, hover on Info icon. This shows the Eth state details. State Change Count indicates the number of times the Internet State of the Interface changed since the last reboot. Refer Figure Eth State Hover.
		The info icon is blue when the Internet State is consistent for last 15 minutes and amber i when Internet State changes in last 15 minutes. (Down to UP or UP to Down).
		To reset Interface: Click on the reset icon This bounces the Interface if it is a physical interface. If it is a sub interface, it restarts the DHCP client.
IP Address / Subnet Mask	This indicates the address of the network, host or device address, and subnet number.	N/A
Gateway Address	This indicates that the internet modems and switches on the VLANs can be reached through the gateway address. The hardware is provided by the respective companies or vendors. The boxes connect to the network of the companies or vendors to establish internet connectivity on the site.

All the Interfaces are configured with NoNAT option. Therefore, the user needs to manage the NAT process in the upstream router.

Adding a New Sub Interface

The WAN Sub Interfaces can also be called WAN VLAN. To add a new Sub Interface, do the following steps:

Click on the icon on the top right of the Interfaces screen.
The user is prompted with add new interface dialogue box. See figure below.

Both the Interface Type and WAN Type are pre-selected and cannot be edited.
Select the parent Interface Name from the Interface Drop-Down Menu.
Type the Alias Name.

Type the Sub Interface ID (Sub I/F ID). See figure below.

Click on Save.

The interface is successfully created, and the related interfaces appear together in a common color background, see figure below. The original WAN Interface (WANx) under which the new Interface is created appears disabled and a new native Interface is created with the name WANx_0 (here WANx is WAN2). The new Sub Interface is disabled by default and must be enabled after creation.