Configuring additional interfaces

By now, both the WAN and LAN interface configurations should be complete. Although additional interface configurations can be done at the console, it can also be done (and somewhat more conveniently so) in the web GUI.

  1. To add optional interfaces, navigate to the Interfaces | Assignments tab, which will show a list of assigned interfaces, and at the bottom of the table, there will be an Available network ports option.
  2. There will be a corresponding drop-down box with a list of unassigned network ports. These will have device names such as fxp0, em1, and so on.
  3. To assign an unused port, select the port you want to assign from the drop-down box, and click on the + button to the right.
  4. The page will reload, and ...

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