Configuring physical interfaces for Virtual IPS engines

Physical interfaces for Virtual IPS engines represent interfaces allocated to the Virtual IPS engine in the Master NGFW Engine.

When you select the Virtual Resource for the Virtual IPS engine, physical interfaces are automatically created based on the interface configuration of the Master NGFW Engine. The number of physical interfaces depends on the number of interfaces allocated to the Virtual IPS engine in the Master NGFW Engine. It is not recommended to create new physical interfaces in the Virtual IPS engine properties, as they might not be valid.

You can optionally change the automatically created physical interfaces in the Virtual IPS engine properties. For detailed instructions, see the Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Product Guide.

If the configuration of the Master NGFW Engine allows it, you can add VLANs to physical interfaces on the Virtual IPS engine. If you do not want to add VLANs, add IP addresses to the physical interfaces.