Configuring Advanced Settings for the Interface

If you need to force an Ethernet speed, duplex and/or MAC address, click the Advanced tab.

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NOTE: Options change depending on the type of zone and mode/IP assignment selected in the General tab.
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Advanced Settings
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Bandwidth Management
Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings section allows you to manage the Ethernet settings of links connected to the SonicWall.

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Auto Negotiate—is selected by default as the Link Speed because the Ethernet links automatically negotiate the speed and duplex mode of the Ethernet connection. If you want to specify the forced Ethernet speed and duplex, select one of the following options from the Link Speed menu:
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1 Gbps - Full Duplex
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100 Mbps - Full Duplex
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100 Mbps - Half Duplex
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10 Mbps - Full Duplex
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10 Mbps - Half Duplex
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CAUTION: If you select a specific Ethernet speed and duplex, you must force the connection speed and duplex from the Ethernet card to the SonicWall security appliance as well.
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Use Default MAC Address—select this check box to use the default MAC address.
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Override Default MAC Address—overrides the default MAC address for the Interface, enter the desired MAC address in the field.
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Enable flow reporting—enables flow reporting for flows created on this interface.
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Enable Multicast Support—allows multicast reception on this interface.
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Enable 802.1p tagging (SonicWall NSA series appliances)—select this check box to tag information passing through this interface with 802.1p priority information for Quality of Service (QoS) management. Packets sent through this interface are tagged with VLAN id=0 and carry 802.1p priority information. In order to make use of this priority information, devices connected to this interface should support priority frames. QoS management is controlled by access rules on the Firewall > Access Rules page. For information on QoS and bandwidth management, see Firewall Settings > QoS Mapping (NSA Series Only).
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Management Traffic Only—when selected, prioritizes all traffic arriving on that interface.
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NOTE: You should enable this option ONLY on interfaces intended to be used exclusively for management purposes. If this option is enabled on a regular interface, it will still prioritize the traffic, but that may not be the desirable result. It is up to you to limit the traffic to just management; the firmware does not have the ability to prevent pass-through traffic.
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Enable Gratuitous ARP Forwarding Towards WAN—gratuitous ARP packets received on this interface will be forwarded towards the WAN with the source MAC address as the hardware MAC address of the WAN interface.
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Enable Automatic Gratuitous ARP Generation Towards WAN—Whenever a new entry is added into the ARP table for a new machine on this interface, a gratuitous ARP packet will be generated towards the WAN interface with the source MAC address as the hardware MAC address of the WAN interface.
Bandwidth Management

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Enable Interface Egress Bandwidth Limitation—Enables outbound bandwidth management.
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Maximum Interface Egress Bandwidth (kbps):—Specifies the available bandwidth for WAN interfaces, in Kbps.
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Enable Interface Ingress Bandwidth Limitation—Enables inbound bandwidth management.
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Maximum Interface Ingress Bandwidth (kbps):—Specifies the available bandwidth for WAN interfaces, in Kbps
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NOTE: Change the bandwidth management setting to Advanced, refer to the Firewall Settings > BWM page.