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Interface settings
Interface settings displays the current configuration of a selected FortiGate interface
or VLAN subinterface. Use interface settings to configure a new VLAN subinterface or
to change the configuration of a FortiGate interface or VLAN subinterface.
Figure 6: Interface settings
See the following procedures for configuring interfaces:
• To bring down an interface that is administratively up
• To start up an interface that is administratively down
• To add interfaces to a zone
• To add an interface to a virtual domain
• To change the static IP address of an interface
• To configure an interface for DHCP
• To configure an interface for PPPoE
• To add a secondary IP address
• To add a ping server to an interface
• To control administrative access to an interface
• To change the MTU size of the packets leaving an interface
• To configure traffic logging for connections to an interface
Name
The name of the Interface.
Interface
Select the name of the physical interface to add the VLAN subinterface to. All VLAN
subinterfaces must be associated with a physical interface. Once created, the VLAN is
listed below its physical interface in the Interface list.