Add IP addresses to IPS Cluster interfaces

You can add IP addresses to each node of an IPS Cluster.

You can add both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to the same interface.

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Steps

  1. In the navigation pane on the left, browse to Interfaces.
  2. Right-click a physical interface or a VLAN interface and add the IP address in one of the following ways:
    • To add an IPv4 address, select New > IPv4 Address
    • To add an IPv6 address, select New > IPv6 Address
  3. Click the IPv4 Address or IPv6 Address cell in the table and enter the IP address for each node.
    Tip: To resolve the IP address from a DNS name, right-click the field, then select Resolve From DNS Name.
  4. (IPv4 addresses only) If necessary, double-click the Contact Address cell in the table and define the contact address for each node.
    • In the Default field at the top of the dialog box, enter the default contact address. The default contact address is used by default whenever a component that belongs to another Location connects to this interface.
    • If components from some Locations cannot use the default contact address, click Add to define Location-specific contact addresses.
  5. (IPv4 addresses only) Check the automatically filled-in Netmask and adjust it as necessary.
  6. (IPv6 addresses only) Check the automatically filled-in Prefix Length and adjust it as necessary.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click Save.

Next steps

Continue the configuration in one of the following ways:
  • Select system communication roles for the interfaces.
  • Add traffic inspection interfaces.