Loopback Interface

Procedure

• Create a loopback interface.
  1. Choose Configuration > Advanced Services > IP Services > Loopback Interface to access the Loopback Interface page.
  2. Click Create, as shown in Figure 1.
     Figure 1 Creating a loopback interface
     
     

     Table 1 describes parameters on the page.

     Table 1 Creating a loopback interface

     Parameter	Description
     Loopback interface name	Enters the number of the loopback interface. This parameter is mandatory.
     IPv4 address/Mask	Enters the IPv4 address and subnet mask of the loopback interface.
     IPv6 address/Prefix length	Enters the IPv6 address (for example, FC00:0:130F:0:0:9C0:876A:130B) and prefix length (ranging from 1 to 128). You can click to add an IPv6 address or click to delete an IPv6 address.

  3. Set the parameters.
  4. Click OK.
• Modify a loopback interface.
  1. Choose Configuration > Advanced Services > IP Services > Loopback Interface to access the Loopback Interface page.
  2. Click a loopback interface name in the loopback interface list to access the corresponding loopback interface modification page, as shown in Figure 2.
     Figure 2 Modifying a loopback interface
     
     

     Table 1 describes parameters on the page.

     

     The loopback interface name cannot be modified.

  3. Modify the configuration parameters.
  4. Click OK.
• Delete a loopback interface.
  1. Choose Configuration > Advanced Services > IP Services > Loopback Interface to access the Loopback Interface page.
  2. Select a record that you want to delete and click Delete. The system asks you whether to delete the record.
  3. Click OK.
• Update a loopback interface.
  1. Choose Configuration > Advanced Services > IP Services > Loopback Interface to access the Loopback Interface page.
  2. Click Refresh.