Interfaces Bridging
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5. Bridges are enabled by default. To disable, toggle off Enable.
6. For Bridge type, select Standard.
See Create a VLAN using switchport mode for information about switchport bridging.
7. (Optional) Enable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
STP is used when using multiple LANs on the same device, to prevent bridge loops and other
routing conflicts.
a. Click STP.
b. Click Enable.
c. For Forwarding delay, enter the number of seconds that the device will spend in each of
the listening and learning states before the bridge begins forwarding data. The default is 2
seconds.
8. Add devices to the bridge:
a. Click to expand Devices.
b. For Add device, click .
c. Select the Device.
d. Repeat to add additional devices.
Note The MAC address of the bridge is taken from the first available device in the list.
9. Click Apply to save the configuration and apply the change.
Command line
1. Select the device in Remote Manager and click Actions > Open Console, or log into the IX30
local command line as a user with full Admin access rights.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.
2. At the command line, type config to enter configuration mode:
> config
(config)>
3. Create the bridge:
(config)> add network bridge my_bridge
(config network bridge my_bridge)>
4. Bridges are enabled by default.
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To disable:
(config network bridge my_bridge)> enable false
(config network bridge my_bridge)>
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To enable if it has been disabled:
(config network bridge my_bridge)> enable true
(config network bridge my_bridge)>
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