Can't bridge WLAN with LAN - "Error: Index of the interface:

Portshield interfaces can't be assigned

Last Updated: 10/3/2017 5710 Views 8 Users found this article helpful
Description

If the X0 interface is already portshield with other ports like X2, X3 etc, It will not allow you to bridge
WLAN interface with X0 interface and we will get the following error while bridging the ports.

Error: Index of the interface.: Portshield interfaces can not be assigned to L2 bridge pair.

Resolution

1. First check if there is any other port PortShield with X0 interface under Network | Interface.
 2. If you don't see any PortShield interface, please click on "Show PortShield Interfaces".

3. Then you have to unassign the PortShield interfaces. Click on the PortShield interface edit
button. Select "Unassigned" under from zone drop down and click on ok. Do the same steps for
all the PortShield interface.
4. After you un-assign all the PortShield interface, you can see the interface status under network
interface as unassigned.

5. Now bridge the WLAN interface with LAN (X0). Click on WLAN interface edit button.
Select "Layer 2 Bridge Mode (IP Route option)" from "Mode / IP Assignment" drop
down. Then select X0 from "Bridged to:" drop down. Then click OK.
How to Test:

After you bridge the WLAN interface with LAN (X0), you can see the WLAN interface IP
address same as X0 interface IP and the IP assignment as "Secondary Bridged(WLAN)"

To PortShield back the unassigned interfaces, please follow the below steps.

NOTE: We can again portshield the unassigned interfaces through wizard. But while
doing that all the ports except X0, X1 and W0 (if present) will get PortShield with X0
interface. And if you have any interface configured with any other zone and network ID will
lose all the interface configuration and will get PortShiled with X0. Hence before portshield
the interfaces, note down the settings of the interfaces configured with other network ID
and after you portshiled all the interfaces, again you have to re-configure those interface
back with the settings it had before.

1. Click on Wizards. Then select "PortShield Interface Wizard". Click on next and select
"Basic WAN/LAN Switch". Click next, it will show you configuration summary page,
click on apply. Then it will show you the status, click on close.
 If you had any interface configured with any other IP settings and now portshield with X0
interface, re-configure the interface with settings it had before.

How to Test:

Now you can see the interface IP assignment showing portshield to X0

Resolution for SonicOS 6.5 and Later

SonicOS 6.5 was released September 2017. This release includes significant user interface
changes and many new features that are different from the SonicOS 6.2 and earlier
firmware. The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 6.5 and later firmware.

1. First check if there is any other port PortShield with X0 interface under the Manage Tab and
then Network | Interfaces.

2. If you don't see any PortShield interface, please click on "Show PortShield Interfaces".

3. Then you have to unassign the PortShield interfaces. Click on the PortShield interface edit
button. Select "Unassigned" under from zone drop down and click on ok. Do the sam steps for all
the PortShield interface.
4. After you un-assign all the PortShield interface, you can see the interface status under network
interface as unassigned.

5. Now bridge the WLAN interface with LAN (X0). Click on WLAN interface edit button.
Select "Layer 2 Bridge Mode (IP Route option)" from "Mode / IP Assignment" drop
 down. Then select X0 from "Bridged to:" drop down. Then click OK.

How to Test:

After you bridge the WLAN interface with LAN (X0), you can see the WLAN interface IP
address same as X0 interface IP and the IP assignment as "Secondary Bridged(WLAN)"