How To Configure LAN and WAN Interface On VyOS Router4 min read
The Vyos router is a virtual router, it’s Linux-based operating system. You can easily configure to your virtual router. So I want to show how to configure LAN and WAN interface. At first make sure your router connected LAN and WAN interface. Then login via vyos default user and password.
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User name : vyos
Password : vyos
Note : vyos all configure must be run via config mode.
You can find out (vyos@vyos:~$) : Not run setup command
You can find out (vyos@vyos#) : This is config code
Step #1: After login your router then see like as below.
vyos@vyos:~$
So enable config mode type below command.
vyos@vyos:~$ config
or
vyos@vyos:~$ configure
Now goto config mode and the run all command.
Step #02: Enable WAN interface on your vyos router. My interface eth0 using for WAN side.
vyos@vyos# set interfaces ethernet eth0 address ‘54.15.93.170/28’
Setup WAN side description command below.
vyos@vyos# set interfaces ethernet eth0 description ‘OUTSIDE’
Setup #03: Configure LAN interface on your vyos router. Interface eth1 using for LAN side.
vyos@vyos# set interfaces ethernet eth1 address ‘192.168.10.10/24’
Config LAN side description command below.
vyos@vyos# set interfaces ethernet eth1 description ‘INSIDE’
Then committed all command
vyos@vyos# commit
Now finally save all config
vyos@vyos# save
Step #04: Exit config mode command via exit then run show interface command.
vyos@vyos:~$ show interfaces Codes: S - State, L - Link, u - Up, D - Down, A - Admin Down Interface IP Address S/L Description --------- ---------- --- ----------- eth0 54.15.93.170/28 u/u eth1 192.168.10.10/24 u/u lo 127.0.0.1/8 u/u ::1/128
Step #05: Create root user in vyos router and add as admin.
vyos@vyos# set system login user root full-name ‘root’
Setup root user as admin
vyos@vyos# set system login user root level admin
Step #06: SSH enable for root user.
vyos@vyos# set service ssh port ’22’
SSH allow for root user
vyos@vyos# set service ssh allow-root
Step #07: Setup gateway in vyos router.
vyos@vyos# set system gateway-address 54.15.93.161
Committed all
vyos@vyos# commit
Then save all command
vyos@vyos# save
Step #08: Now connect vyos router via ssh.
$ ssh -l root 192.168.10.10
Then type root password
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