Interface

Select a native port.

VLAN ID

Specify a VLAN ID.

Description

Enter a description between 1 and 32 characters.

Obtain IP address settings automatically via DHCP

Select to automatically obtain an IP address.

If the network supports DHCP, the device automatically obtains the IP address and network settings.

Static IP

Manually assign a static IP address. You must specify the following information:

• Fixed IP address

• Subnet mask

• Default gateway

Select Use static IPv6 address to use IPv6 instead of IPv4. When selected, you must specify the following information:

• Fixed IP address

• Prefix length

  Tip:

  Obtain the prefix length information from your network administrator.

• Default gateway

• Important:

  • The prefix must be between FE80 and FEBF.

  • The IPv6 default gateway IP address must be from the same subnet as the fixed IP address.

• DNS server 1

• DNS server 2

PPPoE

Select to specify a username and password for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE).

Line rate

Specify the gross bit rate of the physical layer.

Metric

Specify the number of nodes that the route will pass through.

Jumbo frames

Specify the size of the Jumbo Frames.

Jumbo frames are Ethernet frames that are larger than 1500 bytes. They are designed to enhance Ethernet networking throughput, and to reduce CPU usage when transferring large files. QNE supports the following MTU sizes:

• 1500 bytes (default)

• 4074 bytes

• 7418 bytes

• 9000 bytes