To configure a group interface on an IES

Steps
 
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Choose Manage→Service→Services from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Services form opens.

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Configure the filter criteria. A list of services appears at the bottom of the Manage Services form.

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Choose an IES and click Properties. The IES Service (Edit) form opens.

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On the service navigation tree, expand Sites→site→Subscriber Interfaces, right-click on a subscriber interface and choose Create IES Group Interface, or expand the subscriber interface, right-click on a group interface and choose Properties. The IES Group Interface (Create|Edit) form opens.

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Configure the required parameters.

The LNS parameter defines the type of group interface. This parameter is set at creation time and cannot be modified. Regular group interfaces cannot configure LNS attributes, and an LNS group interface does not allow PPPoE configuration or SAPs.

The Unicast RPF configuration is intended to enhance security for a MAC-only anti-spoofing configuration on the WLAN GW for soft GRE group interfaces; see To configure a WLAN GW on an IES group interface .

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To configure cflowd sampling:

  1. Click Create in the Cflowd Sampling panel. The Cflowd Sampling (Create) form opens.

  2. Configure the required parameters and click Apply. The Cflowd sampling object appears in the Cflowd Sampling panel.

  3. To associate a service template with the Cflowd sampling object, select the newly created Cflowd sampling object and click Properties. The Cflowd Sampling (Edit) form opens.

  4. Click on the Template tab and select an associated template.

  5. Save your changes.

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Select a redundant interface.

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Select a Diameter Application Policy.

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Select a diameter authentication policy.

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Configure the required parameters in the IPv4/IPv6 panel. To configure IPv6:

  1. Enable the IPv6 Allowed parameter and configure the required parameters.

  2. Click on the IPv6 Advertisement tab and configure the required parameters.

    If the No Default Router check box is enabled, the Router Lifetime parameter is not configurable.

  3. Configure the parameters in the Prefix Options panel.

    If the either of the Infinite check boxes is enabled, the associated parameter is set to its maximum value.

  4. Configure the parameters in the DNS Options panel.

    If the Infinite check box is enabled, the RDNSS Lifetime parameter is set to -1.

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To configure IPv6 router solicitation on the group interface:

  1. Ensure the IPv6 Allowed parameter is enabled on the General tab.

  2. Click on the IPv6 Router Solicit tab.

  3. Configure the Administrative State parameter.

  4. Select a local user database.

  5. Configure the parameters in the Minimum Authentication Time panel.

  6. Configure the parameters in the Inactivity Timer panel.

    If you enable the Infinite check box, the Inactivity Timer parameters are disabled.

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To configure DHCPv6 on the group interface:

  1. Ensure the IPv6 Allowed parameter is enabled on the General tab.

  2. Click on the DHCPv6 tab and configure the parameters.

    The Interface ID String parameter is configurable only if the Interface ID Option parameter is set to String.

    If the PD Managed Route parameter is enabled, the PD Managed Route Next Hop parameter is configurable.

  3. Select a local user database.

  4. Select a python policy.

  5. Select a DHCPv6 filter.

  6. Click on the Proxy Server tab and configure the parameters.

    The ID Type and Value parameters are configurable only if the Server ID Type parameter is set to Enterprise.

  7. Click on the Relay tab and configure the parameters.

  8. Configure the Server 1 through Server 8 parameters.

  9. Select the interface name for each DHCPv6 server in the Zone Index panel.

    If you have entered a Unicast address, then the Interface Name parameter is not required.

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To configure IPv6 router solicitation on the group interface:

  1. Ensure the IPv6 Allowed parameter is enabled on the General tab.

  2. Click on the IPv6 Router Solicit tab and configure the Administrative State parameter.

  3. Select a local user database.

  4. Select a python policy.

  5. Configure the parameters in the Minimum Authentication Time panel.

  6. Configure the parameters in the Inactivity Timer panel.

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To configure WPP on the group interface:

  1. Ensure the Enable WPP parameter is enabled on the General tab.

  2. Click on the WPP tab.

  3. Configure the Administrative State parameter.

  4. Select a WPP site in the WPP Site panel.

  5. Configure the Portal Name parameter.

  6. Select an Initial Subscriber Profile.

  7. Select an Initial SLA Profile.

  8. Select an Initial Application Profile.

  9. Configure the Restore Default Profile On Disconnection parameter.

  10. Select a Local User DB.

  11. Configure the Enable Triggered Hosts parameter.

  12. Disable the Default check box and configure the Lease Time (Days, Hours, Minutes, and Seconds) parameters, if required.

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To configure anti-spoofing:

  1. Click on the Anti-Spoofing tab.

  2. Configure the ARP Populate parameter.

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To configure subscriber management:

  1. Click on the Subscriber Management tab.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

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To configure ICMP for the group interface:

  1. Click on the ICMP tab.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

    The parameters on the SHCV panel are configurable when the SHCV Enabled parameter is configured.

  3. On the Subscriber Host Connectivity Verification panel, select an IPv4/IPv6 policy, IPv4 policy, and IPv6 policy, as required.

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To configure ARP for the group interface:

  1. Click on the ARP tab.

  2. Configure the Timeout (seconds) parameter.

  3. Click on the Proxy ARP tab.

  4. Configure the required parameters.

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To configure DHCPv4 relay for the group interface:

  1. Click on the DHCP tab.

  2. Configure the required general parameters.

    When the Relay Unicast Message parameter is set to Renew or Release Update Source IP, the GI address parameter can be configured as any local configured address in the same routing instance as the GI address for the DHCP relayed messages. If the Relay Unicast Message parameter is set to None, the GI address is restricted to the IP address configured on the subscriber interface.

  3. Select a subscriber authentication policy in the Subscriber Authentication panel.

  4. Select a local user database in the Local User Database panel.

  5. Select a filter policy in the DHCP Filter panel.

  6. Click on the Server tab and configure the required parameters.

    The Number of Days, Number of Hours, Number of Minutes, Number of Seconds, and Lease Time Override parameters are configurable only when the Lease Time parameter is set to Specified Time Period.

  7. Click on the Client Applications tab and configure the Client Applications parameter.

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To configure IPoE sessions for the group interface:

  1. Click on the IPoE Session tab.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

    The Stateless Redundancy parameter is configurable only on a regular (not soft GRE) group interface.

    Certain conditions and restrictions apply to an IPoE session on a soft GRE group interface:

    • RADIUS Session Timeout is set to Backwards Compatible by default

    • The IPoE session policy is set to a default policy (with SAP MAC address as key); cannot be changed

    • SAP Session Limit is set to 131071; cannot be changed

    • Administrative Sate is set to Enabled; cannot be changed.

  3. Select an IPoE session policy.

  4. Select a local user database.

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To configure neighbor discovery on the group interface:

Neighbor discovery is configurable when the IPv6 Allowed parameter is enabled on the group interface.

  1. Click on the Neighbor Discovery tab.

  2. Configure the Maximum Number of Neighbors Learned and Duplicate Address Detection parameters.

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To configure PPP for the group interface:

  1. Click on the PPP tab.

  2. Configure the Description and Administrative State parameters in the PPPoE panel.

  3. Select a PPPoE policy in the PPPoE panel.

  4. Select a PPPoE Local User DB in the PPPoE panel.

  5. Select a python policy in the PPPoE panel.

  6. Configure the required parameters in the PPPoE panel.

  7. Configure the Description and Administrative State parameters in the PPP panel.

  8. Select a PPP policy in the PPP panel.

  9. Select a PPP Local User DB in the PPP panel.

  10. Configure the Session Limit parameter in the PPP panel.

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To configure IPoE linkage for the group interface:

  1. Click on the IPoE Linkage tab.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

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To configure the ARP host for the group interface:

  1. Click on the ARP Host Configuration tab.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

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To configure local address assignment for the group interface:

  1. Click on the Local Address Assignment tab.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

  3. In the IPv4 Options panel, configure the PPP-v4 parameter and select a local DHCP server.

  4. In the IPv6 Options panel, configure the IPoE SLAAC, IPoE WAN, and PPP SLAAC parameters and select a local DHCPv6 server.

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To configure GTP for the group interface:

  1. Ensure the Specific Type parameter is set to GTP on the General tab.

  2. Click on the GTP tab.

  3. Configure the Administrative State parameter.

  4. Select a forward path extension.

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To configure BRG for the group interface:

  1. Click on the BRG Configuration tab.

  2. Configure the Administrative State parameter.

  3. Select a default BRG profile.

  4. Enable the Authenticate BRG Only parameter, if only authenticated BRGs are permitted on the group interface.

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After you create an LNS group interface, you must configure the L2TP tunnel group profile or tunnel profile to terminate sessions for the LNS group interface that you just created; see To configure L2TP on a routing instance . You can also configure the termination of sessions on a group interface using a RADIUS server.

To configure LNS for the group interface:

  1. Ensure that the LNS parameter is enabled on the General tab.

  2. Click on the LNS tab.

  3. Configure the Description parameter.

  4. Select a subscriber profile in the Default Subscriber Profile panel.

  5. Select an SLA profile in the Default SLA Profile panel.

  6. Select a subscriber identification policy in the Subscriber Identification Policy panel.

  7. Select an application profile in the Default Application Profile panel.

  8. Configure the Default Subscriber Identification String parameter.

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To configure SRRP for the group interface:

  1. Click on the SRRP tab.

  2. Configure the parameters in the Routing panel.

  3. Click Create in the SRRP Instance panel. The SRRP Instance (Create) form opens.

  4. Configure the required parameters in the SRRP Instance Information panel.

  5. Select an operational group in the Operational Group panel.

  6. Configure the Priority Step parameter.

  7. Click on the Behavior tab.

  8. Configure the required general parameters.

  9. Select the SAP you need to use for the in-band messaging between the sites in the Message Path panel.

  10. Select a policy pointer in the Policy Pointer 1 and Policy Pointer 2 panels.

  11. Save the changes and close the form.

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Save the changes and close the forms.

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