system mode

Description

Use the system mode command to configure the appliance’s mode (bridge or router) and next-hop IP. When using a 4-port appliance, you can configure two next-hops (one for each WAN interface).

Use the no form of the command to reset the router or bridge mode setting to its default.

Syntax

system mode bridge <interface> inbound-max-bandwidth <BW in kbps>

system mode bridge <interface> outbound-max-bandwidth <BW in kbps>

system mode bridge ip <IP address> <netmask or mask length> nexthop <IP address> [second-ip <IP address> <netmask or mask length> second-nexthop <IP address>]

system mode router <interface> inbound-max-bandwidth <BW in kbps>

system mode router <interface> outbound-max-bandwidth <BW in kbps>

system mode router ip <IP address> <netmask or mask length> nexthop <IP address> [second-ip <IP address> <netmask or mask length> second-nexthop <IP address>]

system mode router <interface> <IP address> <netmask or mask length> nh <IP address>

system mode router <interface> <IP address> <netmask or mask length> nh <IP address> <interface> <IP address> <netmask or mask length> nh <IP address>

system mode router <interface> <IP address> <netmask or mask length> nh <IP address> <interface> <IP address> <netmask or mask length> nh <IP address>

system mode router <interface> <IP address> <netmask or mask length> nh <IP address> <interface> <IP address> <netmask or mask length> nh <IP address> <interface> <IP address> <netmask or mask length> nh <IP address> <interface> <IP address> <netmask or mask length> nh <IP address>

system mode server

system mode server inbound-max-bandwidth <BW in kbps>

system mode server outbound-max-bandwidth <BW in kbps>

no system mode

Arguments

bridge	Configures Bridge (in-line) Mode
inbound-max-bandwidth <BW in kbps>	Configures the interface’s inbound maximum bandwidth
ip <IP address>	Configures the appliance IP address.
<netmask or mask length>	Configures the appliance netmask or mask length.
nexthop <IP address>	Specifies the IP address of the: • WAN next-hop for virtual bridge (bridge mode) • router mode next-hop IP (router mode)
nh	Configures the Route mode next-hop
outbound-max-bandwidth <BW in kbps>	Configures the interface’s outbound maximum bandwidth
router	Configures Router (out-of-path) Mode
second-ip <IP address>	Configures the appliance’s second IP address for tunnel traffic.
second-nexthop <IP address>	Specifies the next-hop IP address that’s associated with second IP address.
server	Configures Server Mode (single interface)

Defaults

The default system mode is bridge (in-line) mode.

Command Mode

Global Configuration Mode

See Also

See “show system”.

Usage Guidelines

None.

Examples

To configure an appliance with the IP addresss, 172.27.120.1 to be in router mode, with a netmask of 255.255.255.0 and a next-hop IP address of 172.27.120.2:

(config) # system mode router ip 172.27.120.1 /24 nexthop 172.27.120.2

To reset the system to the default (bridge) mode:

(config) # no system mode

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