Configuring physical interfaces for Virtual Firewalls

Physical interfaces for Virtual NGFW Engines represent interfaces allocated to the Virtual NGFW Engine in the Master NGFW Engine.

When you select the Virtual Resource for the Virtual NGFW Engine, physical interfaces are automatically created based on the interface configuration in the Master NGFW Engine properties. The number of physical interfaces depends on the number of interfaces allocated to the Virtual NGFW Engine in the Master NGFW Engine. You cannot create new physical interfaces for Virtual Firewalls. You can optionally change the automatically created physical interfaces. For detailed instructions, see the Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Product Guide.

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 Firewall. If you do not want to add VLANs, add IP addresses to the physical interfaces.