xStack® DGS-3620 Series Managed Switch Web UI Reference Guide
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Loopback Interface Settings
This window is used to configure loopback interfaces. A loopback interface is a logical IP interface which is always
active, until a user disables or deletes it. It is independent of the state of any physical interfaces.
To view this window, click Management > IP Interface > Loopback Interfaces Settings, as show below:
Figure 3-14 Loopback Interface Settings
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter Description
Click the Find button to locate a specific entry based on the information entered.
Click the View All button to display all the existing entries.
Click the Add button to create a new entry.
Click the Delete All button to remove all the entries listed in the table.
Click the Edit button to re-configure the specific entry.
Click the Delete button to remove the specific entry.
Click the Add or Edit button to see the following window.
Figure 3-15 Loopback Interface Settings - Add/Edit window
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter Description
Interface Name
The name of the loopback interface.
NOTE: The loopback ipif has the same name domain space with the regular ipif, so
its name can’t be a duplicate with the regular ipif.
Enter a 32-bit IPv4 address for the loopback interface.
Enter a subnet mask to be applied to the loopback interface.
Use the drop-down menu to enable or disable the loopback interface.
Click the Apply button to accept the changes made for each individual section.
Click the <<Back button to discard the changes made and return to the previous page.