Cisco Cisco FirePOWER Appliance 7010
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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 8 Setting Up Virtual Switches
Configuring Switched Interfaces
Step 6
Optionally, from the
Virtual Switch
drop-down list, select an existing virtual switch or select
New
to add
a new virtual switch.
Note that if you add a new virtual switch, you must configure it on the Virtual Switches tab of the Device
Management page (
Management page (
Devices > Device Management > Virtual Switches
) after you set up the switched interface.
See
Step 7
Select the
Enabled
check box to allow the switched interface to handle traffic.
If you clear the check box, the interface becomes disabled so that users cannot access it for security
purposes.
purposes.
Step 8
From the
Mode
drop-down list, select an option to designate the link mode or select
Autonegotiation
to
specify that the interface is configured to auto negotiate speed and duplex settings. Note that mode
settings are available only for copper interfaces.
settings are available only for copper interfaces.
Note
Interfaces on 8000 Series appliances do not support half-duplex options.
Step 9
From the
MDI/MDIX
drop-down list, select an option to designate whether the interface is configured for
MDI (medium dependent interface), MDIX (medium dependent interface crossover), or Auto-MDIX.
Note that MDI/MDIX settings are available only for copper interfaces.
Note that MDI/MDIX settings are available only for copper interfaces.
By default, MDI/MDIX is set to Auto-MDIX, which automatically handles switching between MDI and
MDIX to attain link.
MDIX to attain link.
Step 10
In the
MTU
field, type a maximum transmission unit (MTU), which designates the largest size packet
allowed.
The range within which you can set the MTU can vary depending on the FireSIGHT System device
model and interface type. See
model and interface type. See
for more information.
Step 11
Click
Save
.
The physical switched interface is configured. Note that your changes do not take effect until you apply
the device configuration; see
the device configuration; see
for more information.
Adding Logical Switched Interfaces
License:
Control
Supported Devices:
Series 3
For each physical switched interface, you can add multiple logical switched interfaces. You must
associate each logical interface with a VLAN tag to handle traffic received by the physical interface with
that specific tag. You must assign a logical switched interface to a virtual switch to handle traffic.
associate each logical interface with a VLAN tag to handle traffic received by the physical interface with
that specific tag. You must assign a logical switched interface to a virtual switch to handle traffic.
Caution
Any changes you make to the maximum transmission unit (MTU) interrupts switched traffic on the
device and packets are dropped.
device and packets are dropped.
To edit an existing logical switched interface, click the edit icon (
) next to the interface.
To add a logical switched interface:
Access:
Admin/Network Admin