Configure Network Interfaces

you can configure the network interfaces by navigating to system > network > interfaces important the litmus edge software package installation includes a default configuration for the selected device's interface you must configure the default entries with your own network information for ipv4 address assignment type, you can choose from a few different options none disables ipv4 addresses on the network interface dhcp auto assigns an ipv4 address to the network interface static manually enter gateway information for your network interface valid gateways depend on your router configuration cidr cidr notation determines which ip addresses are allowed on the network entering your gateway address and /24 usually suffices because it allows close to 256 different ipv4 addresses, starting from your gateway address for example, if 192 168 7 17 is your gateway, 192 168 7 17/24 denotes a good cidr because it allows 238 (256 18) different ip addresses for full details about cidr, see the cidr conversion table docid\ zoqbbindycpxdlp0crdp8 for ipv6 address assignment type, you should use auto instead of dhcp to automatically assign an ipv6 address before you begin make sure your configuration is using the same network on which your device is located update network interfaces to update the network interfaces navigate to system > network click the interfaces tab review the list of interfaces please note the following devices are automatically detected by the system and should be listed under interfaces the eth0 configuration contains the default settings for the wan (outgoing traffic) do not change the settings for the wan a usb to an ethernet dongle is not recognized as a device due to security measures click update for an interface update the details for the interface wan if the selected interface is eth0 , select the wan check box optionally, select the check box if the selected interface is eth1 ipv4 type use the drop down list to select none , dhcp , or static ipv4 gateway (optional) if you select static , enter an ip address range ipv6 type use the drop down list to select none , auto , dhcp , or static it is recommended that you use auto instead of dhcp to automatically assign an ipv6 address ipv6 gateway (optional) if you select static , enter an ip address range click update reboot your device to apply any changes to network configuration