Common Building Blocks for Firewall Interfaces

Select Network > Interfaces to display and configure the components that are common to most interface types.

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For a description of components that are unique or different when you configure interfaces on a PA-7000 Series firewall, or when you use Panorama™ to configure interfaces on any firewall, see Common Building Blocks for PA-7000 Series Firewall Interfaces.

Firewall Interface Building Blocks	Description
Interface (Interface Name)	The interface name is predefined and you cannot change it. However, you can append a numeric suffix for subinterfaces, aggregate interfaces, VLAN interfaces, loopback interfaces, tunnel interfaces, and SD-WAN interfaces.
Interface Type	For Ethernet interfaces (Network > Interfaces > Ethernet), you can select the interface type: • Tap • HA • Decrypt Mirror (Supported on all firewalls except on the VM-Series NSX, Citrix SDX, AWS, and Azure.) • Virtual Wire • Layer 2 • Layer 3 • Log Card (PA-7000 Series firewall only) • Aggregate Ethernet
Management Profile	Select a Management Profile (Network > Interfaces > <if-config > Advanced > Other Info) that defines the protocols (such as SSH, Telnet, and HTTP) you can use to manage the firewall over this interface.
Link State	For Ethernet interfaces, Link State indicates whether the interface is currently accessible and can receive traffic over the network: • Green—Configured and up • Red—Configured but down or disabled • Gray—Not configured Hover over the link state to display a tool tip that indicates the link speed and duplex settings for that interface.
IP Address	(Optional) Configure the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the Ethernet, VLAN, loopback, or tunnel interface. For an IPv4 address, you can also select the addressing mode (Type) for the interface: Static, DHCP Client, or PPPoE.
Virtual Router	Assign a virtual router to the interface or click Virtual Router to define a new one (see Network > Virtual Routers). Select None to remove the current virtual router assignment from the interface.
Tag (Subinterface only)	Enter the VLAN tag (1-4,094) for the subinterface.
VLAN	Select Network > Interfaces > VLAN and modify an existing VLAN or Add a new one (see Network > VLANs). Select None to remove the current VLAN assignment from the interface. To enable switching between Layer 2 interfaces, or to enable routing through a VLAN interface, you must configure a VLAN object.
Virtual System	If the firewall supports multiple virtual systems and that capability is enabled, select a virtual system (vsys) for the interface or click Virtual System to define a new vsys.
Security Zone	Select a Security Zone (Network > Interfaces > <if-config > Config) for the interface, or select Zone to define a new one. Select None to remove the current zone assignment from the interface.
Features	For Ethernet interfaces, this column indicates whether the following features are enabled: DHCP Client DNS Proxy GlobalProtect™ gateway enabled Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) NDP Monitor NetFlow profile Quality of Service (QoS) profile SD-WAN
Comment	A description of the interface function or purpose.

Parent topic 

Network > Interfaces