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3. Network

3.1 Overview

The Network page configures the gateway's physical interfaces — assigning IP addresses, defining zones, and setting each interface's role. On standard 2-NIC hardware, LAN1 handles both regular client traffic and administrative access, following the same convention pfSense and OPNsense use for minimal hardware.

Network page Network page — interface overview

3.2 Understanding Zones

  • LAN1 — your internal network. Devices here can reach the internet and, by default, the Web UI/console.
  • WAN1 — your internet-facing connection, typically DHCP unless you have a fixed IP.
  • Additional zones (DMZ, guest networks) can be added on hardware with more than two NICs, or via VLANs.

Note

On 2-NIC hardware, an anti-lockout rule is always active on LAN1 — you cannot accidentally firewall yourself out of the Web UI from the LAN side.

3.3 Configuring an Interface

  1. Open the Network page and select the interface you want to configure.
  2. Choose Static or DHCP.
  3. If Static, enter the IP address and subnet (CIDR notation, e.g. 10.252.1.100/24).
  4. Save. The change applies immediately.

Warning

Changing LAN1's IP while connected through that same interface will disconnect your current session.

3.4 Interface Roles

Each interface shows a Role — MGMT, LAN, WAN, DMZ, or Undefined — used elsewhere in the system (e.g. to populate the list of eligible WAN interfaces on the Security page).

Interface roles Interface role assignment

3.5 Interface Status

A status badge shows one of four states: Disabled, Down (no link detected), Active, or Unknown.