Add loopback IP addresses for Virtual Firewalls
Loopback IP addresses allow you to assign IP addresses that do not belong to any directly-connected networks to the Virtual Firewall.
Loopback IP addresses are not connected to any physical interface and they do not create connectivity to any network.
- You can add several loopback IP addresses to each Virtual Firewall.
- Any IP address that is not already used on another Physical or VLAN Interface in the same Virtual Firewall can be used as a loopback IP address.
- The same IP address can be used as a loopback IP address and as the IP address of a Tunnel Interface.
- Loopback IP addresses can be used as the Identity for Authentication Requests, the Source for Authentication Requests, and the Default IP Address for Outgoing Traffic.
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Steps
Engine Editor – Interfaces – Loopback
Use this branch to define loopback IP addresses for Firewalls. Loopback IP addresses allow you to assign IP addresses that do not belong to any directly connected networks to the Firewall.
Option | Definition |
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Bypass Default IP Address | Specifies how the source IP address for traffic sent from the engine node is selected for tunnel interfaces that do not have IP addresses.
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