Interface Types –XG

The firewall is shipped with physical and virtual interfaces. A physical interface is a port,
for example, Port1, PortA, or eth0. A virtual interface is a logical representation of an
interface that lets you extend your network using existing ports. You can bind multiple IP
addresses to a single physical interface using an alias.

 Bridge: A bridge interface allows for the merging of two or more interfaces into a
transparent layer 2 or layer 3 bridge to allow for seamless communication between
interfaces.

 VLAN: A VLAN interface allows the administrator to create a virtual LAN interface on
one of the existing XG interfaces, and is used when the XG device is required to
perform inter VLAN routing or tagging.
 Alias: An Alias allows the adding of additional IP addresses to an existing interface.

 LAG: A LAG is a group of interfaces acting as one single connection which can
provide redundancy and increased speed between two devices. It’s also known as
trunkng, NIC Teaming, NIC Bonding or Ether Channel.

 RED: RED interface is used to configure and connect RED hardware devices back to
the XG firewall.