: Configure a Layer 3 LAN Interface
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Configure a Layer 3 LAN Interface

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Configure a Layer 3 LAN Interface

Let us learn to configure a L3 LAN interface.
Prisma SD-WAN
extends the capabilities of the Layer 3 LAN interface to include traffic forwarding. Release 5.1.1 and later enables you to use Layer 3 LAN interfaces for services such as DHCP Relay, DHCP Server, SNMP source interface, and so on. The LAN interface's enhanced Layer 3 capabilities allow for simplified topologies and help facilitate an improved branch HA model. Layer 3 LAN interface can be configured with a static or dynamic IP address and is used to forward traffic to and from the LAN. Layer 3 LAN Interface now supports static routing.
When Virtual Routing and Forwarding tables (VRF) is configured on a sub-interface:
  • Select
    LAN
    type interface for branch sites.
  • Select
    Peer with the Network
    for data center sites.
  1. Select
    Workflows
    Devices
    Claimed Devices
    , select the device you want to configure.
  2. On the
    Basic Info
    screen, toggle
    Yes
    for
    Enable L3 Direct Private WAN Forwarding
    .
  3. Click
    Save
    .
  4. Select the
    Interfaces
    tab.
  5. Select a port that connects to the LAN.
  6. For
    Admin Up
    , select
    Yes
    .
  7. (Optional)
    Enter a
    Description
    and add
    Tags
    .
  8. Select
    Port
    as the
    Interface
    type.
  9. For
    Use This Port For
    , select
    LAN
    .
  10. Toggle
    Scope
    as
    Global
    or
    Local
    .
  11. For
    VRF
    , select
    Global
    or any other custom VRF that is available and associated in the VRF profile. VRF Global is enabled only when the associated device supports VRF.
  12. Select
    Enable IPv6 On This Interface
    to configure IPv6.
  13. 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)
    .
    In
    Advanced Options
    , you can specify,
    IPv6 Prefix Distribution
    , for address distribution.
    IPv6 is supported only for Global VRF.
  14. Select
    IPv4 Configuration
    as either
    DHCP
    or
    Static
    .
    1. If Static is selected, enter an IP address and mask for the interface.
      Default Gateway and DNS server configurations are not required for LAN interfaces. This is indicated by using LAN in the Use This Port For field.
    2. Select
      DHCP
      for dynamic allocation of IP address.
    3. If DHCP Relay functions are required, then click the
      DHCP Relay
      drop-down and select
      Yes
      for
      Enabled
      .
    4. For
      Server IPs
      , add server IP addresses as required.
  15. Save Port
    .

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