Configuring Virtual Layer 2 Firewall interfaces

Physical Interfaces in the properties of a Virtual Layer 2 Firewall represent interfaces allocated to the Virtual Layer 2 Firewall in the Master NGFW Engine.

All communication between Virtual Layer 2 Firewalls and the SMC is proxied by the Master NGFW Engine. Physical Interfaces for the Virtual Layer 2 Firewall are automatically created based on the interface configuration in the Master NGFW Engine properties. The number of Physical Interfaces depends on the number of interfaces allocated to the Virtual Layer 2 Firewall in the Master NGFW Engine. You can optionally edit the automatically created Physical Interfaces. In addition to the automatically created Physical Interfaces, you can add VLAN Interfaces to Virtual Layer 2 Firewalls if the creation of VLAN Interfaces for Virtual Layer 2 Firewalls is enabled in the Master NGFW Engine Properties. The interface definitions for the Virtual Layer 2 Firewall are mapped to interfaces on the Master NGFW Engine in the order in which the interfaces are created on the Master NGFW Engine.