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Why does iview need more than 1 ethernet port

itguy318

I have setup iview internally in the network to talk to XG. While setting up iview i noticed it required atleast 2 ethernet ports. 1 LAN and 1 WAN. I have assigned both internal lan ip addresses only for its LAN and WAN port

Since my XG is sending syslog using the LAN ethernet of the iView, will there be any harm if i remove the WAN ethernet port of the XG. Will it stop the iView from working.



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  • 0 in reply to itguy318

    It should only require the single internal port physically connected to your XG to receive syslog information. After the initial setup, you could physically disconnect the other ports (you won't be able to delete them).

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  • +1 in reply to FloSupport

    Hi Flo,

    is the iview configuration much different to the UTM (SUM) and XG management tools? Both of those applications use the basic software but only require 1 port for all functions.

    I find your answer a little strange in that the iview device is behind an XG or UTM and has no direct connection to the external interfaces and I would expect it to download any firmware updates via the internal port and remote access to it via a DNAT firewall rule?

    Ian

  • 0 in reply to rfcat_vk

    Hey Ian,

    My error and mistake, you are correct. During the initial setup it mentions the configuration of a LAN and WAN port. However, afterwards you would only need one single port physically connected to your gateway (XG/UTM) to properly receive syslog information.