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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