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Configuring the Interface to the CE Device

On the PE1 router, configure the interface connected to the CE device to include VPLS encapsulation.

VPLS traffic to CE devices are supported on the following J-series and SRX-series devices PIMs:

Note: Ports on uPIMs and ePIMs must be in routing mode before you can configure the corresponding interfaces for VPLS.

Before You Begin

For background information, read VPLS on a PE Router Configuration Overview.

You can use either J-Web or the CLI configuration editor to configure an interface to the CE device for VPLS.

This topic covers:

J-Web Configuration

To configure VPLS encapsulation for the interface facing the CE router:

  1. Select Configuration>View and Edit>Edit Configuration.

    The Configuration page appears.

  2. Select Interfaces.
  3. In the Interface name column, select the interface facing the CE1 router (ge-1/2/1 in this example).
  4. Select the encapsulation type ethernet-vpls from the encapsulation list.

To configure the interface for the vpls family group:

  1. Under Unit, in the Interface unit number column, select 0.
  2. In the Family group, select vpls.
  3. Click OK.

CLI Configuration

To configure VPLS encapsulation for the interface facing the CE router:

user@host# set interfaces ge-1/2/1 encapsulation ethernet-vpls

To configure the interface for the vpls family group:

user@host# set interfaces ge-1/2/1 unit 0 family vpls

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