Network: Interfaces

Use the Settings > Network > Interfaces menu options to change parameters for the following network interface points for Ivanti EPMM:

• Physical interfaces: are configured as part of the installation process.
• Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) interfaces: are optional interfaces you can configure on Ivanti EPMM to manage bandwidth and load balancing.

This section includes the following topics:

• Physical interface mapping to M2600 NIC ports
• Changing physical interfaces
• Modify Interface window field description
• Adding VLAN interfaces
• Add VLAN window field description
• Deleting a VLAN interface

Physical interface mapping to M2600 NIC ports

The following table provides a mapping of the physical interface name in the Ivanti EPMM System Manager to the physical NIC port in the M2600 appliance.

Table 4.  Physical interface mapping to M2600 NIC ports

Physical interface	M2600 NIC port
GigabitEthernet1	I - eth0 (NIC-3)
GigabitEthernet2	J - eth1 (NIC-4)
GigabitEthernet3	K- eth2 (NIC-5)
GigabitEthernet4	L- eth3 (NIC-6)
GigabitEthernet5	C- eth4 (NIC-1)
GigabitEthernet6	D- eth5 (NIC-2)

Changing physical interfaces

Procedure 

To change a physical interface:

1. In the Ivanti EPMM System Manager, go to Settings > Network > Interfaces.
2. Click the interface name in the Physical Interfaces group to open the Modify Interface window.

3. Modify one or more of the interface fields, as necessary.

   Refer to the Modify Interface window field description table for details.

4. Click Apply > OK to save the changes.

Modify Interface window field description

The following table summarizes fields and descriptions in the Modify Interface window:

Table 5.  Modify Interface window field description

Fields	Description
IP	Enter the IP address of the physical network interface. Unless you are configuring a standalone implementation for a small trial, you should specify at least one physical interface.
Mask	Enter the netmask of the physical network interface.
ACL Name	Select an Access Control List for this interface.
Admin State	To enable this interface for use with the Ivanti system, click Enable. To temporarily prevent use of this interface with the Ivanti system, click Disable.

Adding VLAN interfaces

The following describes how to add a VLAN interface.

Procedure 

1. In the Ivanti EPMM System Manager, go to Settings > Network > Interfaces.
2. Go to the VLAN Interfaces group.
3. Click Add to open the Add VLAN window.
4. Configure the VLAN interface, as necessary.
   Refer to the Add VLAN window field description table for details.
5. Click Apply > OK to save the changes.

Add VLAN window field description

The following table summarizes fields and descriptions in the Add VLAN window:

Table 6.  VLAN window field description

Fields	Description
VLAN ID	Specify a number between 2 and 4094.
IP Address	Enter the IP address for this VLAN interface.
Mask	Enter the netmask for this VLAN interface.
Physical Interface	Select the physical interface that corresponds to this VLAN interface.
ACL Name	Select an Access Control List for this interface. See Portal ACLs window.
Admin State	To enable this interface, click Enable. To temporarily suspend use of this VLAN, click Disable.

Deleting a VLAN interface

The following describes how to delete a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) interface:

Procedure 

1. In the Ivanti EPMM System Manager, go to Settings > Network > Interfaces.
2. Go to the VLAN Interfaces group.
3. Select the VLAN you want to remove.
4. Click Delete > Yes.