: Configure a Bypass Pair
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Configure a Bypass Pair

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Configure a Bypass Pair

Let us learn to configure a bypass pair.
  1. Select
    Workflows
    Devices
    Claimed Devices
    , select the device you want to configure.
  2. Select
    Interfaces
    .
  3. Select each port of the interfaces chosen for the bypass pair.
  4. Make them
    Admin Up
    by selecting
    Yes
    individually before creating a bypass pair.
    When you create a bypass pair, both the ports need to admin up. When you bring down the bypass pair, both ports will not be set to down; you must bring down the ports individually. After that, you have to bring up the ports individually too. For security reasons, bringing up the individual port of the bypass pair is necessary. If you do so, the respective ports of the bypass pair will remain down and may impact the software upgrade process.
  5. (Optional)
    Enter a
    Description
    .
  6. Select
    Bypass Pair
    as the
    Interface Type
    .
  7. For
    Pair With
    , choose a pairing port to create a bypass pair and then click
    Done
    .
    Set one port as WAN and the second as LAN on the Couple Ports to create a Bypass Pair pop-up.
  8. For
    Propagate LAN State?
    , leave the default as
    No
    or select
    Yes
    to propagate the link state of a LAN port to its corresponding WAN port.
  9. For
    Use These Ports For
    , select either
    Internet
    , or
    Private WAN
    ,
    LAN
    , or
    Private L2
    .
    The LAN option is used for configuring the branch ION device in a cluster for high availability.
  10. Toggle
    Scope
    as
    Global
    or
    Local
    for Internet and Private WAN.
  11. (Optional)
    Choose a
    Circuit Label
    .
  12. Choose
    DHCP
    for the
    IPv4 Configuration
    field.
    If DHCP Relay functions are required, change
    Add DHCP Relay
    from
    No
    to
    Yes
    .
    If Configuration selected is
    Static
    , enter an IP address and mask for the interface. Enter a Default Gateway for the interface. Wherever applicable, enter DNS servers. Up to three DNS servers may be configured.
    Configuration will not be applicable for Private Layer 2.
  13. Select
    Enable IPv6 On This Interface
    to configure IPv6.
  14. For
    IPv6 Configuration
    , select
    AutoConf
    or
    Static
    .
    Autoconf
    indicates the Global IP address is derived using stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC).
    Choose
    Static
    if the IP address is fixed and is manually assigned. Additionally specify the
    IPv6 Address/Mask
    ,
    Default Gateway (IPv6)
    , and
    DNS server(s)(IPv6)
    .
  15. For
    Attached Networks
    ,
    (optional)
    add the VLAN Network details.
    1. Click
      Add VLAN
      .
    2. On the
      New VLAN Entry
      pop-up, enter a
      VLAN
      ,
      Tags
      ,
      LAN Network
      IP Address At Router
      ,
      IPv6 Address At Router
      Scope
      , and
      Network Context
      .
    3. Click
      Create
      .
  16. Save Bypass Pair
    .
    You can also create a sub-interface on a bypass pair. If the bypass pair is used for Internet or Private WAN, then the parent interface will be the WAN port. If the bypass pair is used for LAN, then the parent interface will be the LAN port. Each sub-interface should be configured with its own VLAN, IP and subnet.

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