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Configure Interfaces and Security Zones

This configuration shows how to configure network interfaces and assign these interfaces to security zones.

Before you begin, make sure you have an SSH connection to an Internet-connected SRX Series Firewall.

To configure interfaces and security zones:

  1. Configure root authentication.

    The password is not displayed on the screen.

  2. Configure the system hostname.
  3. Configure interfaces.
  4. Configure security zones.

    You need to assign each interface to a zone to pass traffic through it. To configure security zones, enter the following commands:

    For the untrust or internal security zone, enable only the services required by the infrastructure for each specific service.

  5. Configure DNS.
  6. Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP).
  7. Commit the configuration.