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Network interfaces
Last Updated: July 07, 2026
NOTE: The Network Interfaces panel on the Administration tab contains two tabs:
  • Configuration
  • Status

The Configuration tab includes a table that lists the network interfaces hosted by the device, and the configuration details of the device interfaces, described in the table below.

Item

Description

Mgt Interface

The management interface is used by the SDM to communicate with the device over SNMP. Use the checkbox to select an entry in the list as the management interface for the device.

Note: Only one interface can be selected as the management interface, and the selected interface must support SNMP.

Display Name

A descriptive name for the interface; this field is read-only.

IP Address

The IP address of the device interface (editable).

MAC Address

The MAC address of the device interface (editable).

Subnet Mask

The subnet mask of the device interface (editable).

Gateway

The gateway address of the device interface (editable).

Supports SNMP

Indicates whether or not this interface supports SNMP (read-only).

Supports Bootp

Indicates whether or not this interface supports Bootp (read-only).

Bootp Action

To configure a Bootp action:

  1. Select the Configuration tab, and select the row containing the interface on which to perform a Bootp action.
  2. Scroll right to the Bootp Action column.
  3. Click the on the selected field.
  4. From the drop down menu:
    • Select Unconditional for the SDM to send a response back every time a BOOTP request is received.
    • Select Conditional for the SDM to send a response back only if changes arepresent in the BOOTP request.
    • Select Disable to disable BOOTP request processing.
    This parameter can be configured separetly for each of the BOOTP interfaces hosted on the device.

The Status Tab (on the Network Interfaces pane) includes:

  • A table containing details related to the poll status of each device interface
  • A Poll Selected Interface Now button
  • The Boot Server address

Poll status details for the device interfaces are described in the table below.

Item

Description

IP Address

The IP address (read only) of the interface (read-only).

MAC Address

The MAC address (read only) of the interface (read-only).

Status

The current poll status of the interface (read-only).

Last Poll Time

The time when the interface was last polled (read-only).

Last Update Time

The time when the status of the interface was last updated (read-only).

Poll Interval

The interval (in seconds) for polling the interface (editable).

Enabled

Indicates whether or not periodic status polling is enabled for this interface (editable).

Click Poll Selected Interface Now to poll the selected interface immediately.

The Network Interfaces Panel also includes the Bootp Server Address parameter. This is the IP address from which the selected device last booted (read-only).