IP interfaces

IP addresses can be configured on a variety of interfaces.

RUCKUS Layer 3 switches allow you to configure IP addresses on the following types of interfaces:

  • Ethernet ports
  • Virtual routing interfaces (used by VLANs to route among one another)
  • Loopback interfaces
  • GRE tunnels

Each IP address on a Layer 3 switch must be in a different subnet. You can have only one interface that is in a given subnet. For example, you can configure IP addresses 192.168.1.1/24 and 192.168.2.1/24 on the same Layer 3 device, but you cannot configure 192.168.1.1/24 and 192.168.1.2/24 on the same Layer 3 device.

You can configure multiple IP addresses on the same interface. The number of IP addresses you can configure on an individual interface depends on the Layer 3 device model. You can use any of the IP addresses you configure for Telnet, Web management, or SNMP access.

IP interfaces on Layer 2 switches

You can configure an IP address on a RUCKUS Layer 2 switch for management access to the Layer 2 switch. An IP address is required for Telnet access, Web management access, and SNMP access.

You also can specify the default gateway for forwarding traffic to other subnets.

Parent topic: IP Addressing Overview