Enabling or Disabling Interfaces

Certain of the Cloud Edge gateway's interfaces might be enabled or disabled by default, depending on the deployment mode. In certain configurations, you might not be able to disable some interfaces.

Note

You cannot disable the MGMT port in any deployment mode.

You enable or disable interfaces from the Cloud Edge on-premises console.

Routing Mode: LAN2 and LAN3 are enabled by default.

You can disable or re-enable these interfaces at any time.
Bridge Mode: LAN2 and LAN3 are disabled by default.

You can enable or disable these interfaces at any time.
Software Switch: LAN2 and LAN3 are automatically enabled when you add them as a software switch interface.

You cannot disable an interface if it is part of a Software Switch configuration.

Note

The Cloud Edge 300 gateway does not have the LAN3 interface.

Cloud Edge Gateways with Hardware Switch Chipset

Example: Cloud Edge 100 G2 in Bridge Mode

All ports are enabled by default. You cannot disable the WAN, LAN8, or MGMT interfaces.

Routing Mode

You can disable the LAN1-LAN7 interfaces.
Bridge Mode

The WAN and LAN1-LAN8 interfaces are automatically selected as ports for the hardware switch. These ports cannot be removed from the hardware switch configuration; however, you can disable the LAN1-LAN7 interfaces.

Cloud Edge Gateway with Wireless Network Functionality

You cannot enable or disable wireless network interfaces from the Interfaces page.

The main wireless network is automatically enabled when you enable wireless access and guest wireless network is automatically enabled when you enable the guest wireless network. The wireless network interfaces are automatically disabled if you disable the corresponding wireless network.

Procedure

From the Cloud Edge on-premises console, go to Network → Interfaces.
Do one of the following:
1. For the interface that you want to enable, click the Enable icon ().
2. For the interface that you want to disable, click the Disable icon ().