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SonicOS 5.8.1 Administrator Guide
• Connect the mirrored port on the switch to either one of the interfaces in the Bridge-Pair
• Connect and configure the WAN to allow access to dynamic signature data over the
Internet
Configuring the Primary Bridge Interface
Step 1 Select the Network tab, Interfaces folder from the navigation panel.
Step 2 Click the Configure icon in the right column of interface X2.
Step 3 In the Edit Interface dialog box on the General tab, select LAN from the Zone drop-down list.
Note that you do not need to configure settings
on the Advanced or VLAN Filtering tabs.
Step 4 For IP Assignment, select Static from the drop-down list.
Step 5 Configure the interface with a static IP Address (e.g. 10.1.2.3). The IP address you choose
should not collide with any of the networks that are seen by the switch.
Note The Primary Bridge Interface must have a static IP assignment.
Step 6 Configure the Subnet Mask.
Step 7 Type in a descriptive comment.
Step 8 Select management options for the interface (HTTP, HTTPS, Ping, SNMP, SSH, User Logins,
HTTP Redirects).
Step 9 Click OK.
Configuring the Secondary Bridge Interface
Our example continues with X3 as the secondary bridge interface.
Step 1 Select the Network tab, Interfaces folder from the navigation panel.
Step 2 Click the Configure icon in the right column of the X3 interface.