How to Create a Switch Bridge

Barracuda SecureEdge Manager allows administrators to create a bridge that can act as a switch. You can configure the bridge on Private Edge services and sites. The bridge is available for both HA and non-HA pairs. A bootstrap configuration file is not supported for this type of bridge.

Requirements and Limitations 

• You must ensure that none of the bridge's interfaces are virtual LANs.
• When using the bootstrap configuration file, you cannot configure a switch bridge. 

• Access rules for traffic across the bridge will not be exposed in the Cloud UI.

Create a Switch Bridge 

1. Go to https://se.barracudanetworks.com and log in with your existing Barracuda Cloud Control account.
2. In the left menu, click the Tenants/Workspaces icon and select the workspace containing your existing stand-alone site. 
3. Go to Infrastructure > Sites. The Sites page opens.
4. Select the site you want to edit. You can either search for the name or serial, or use filters to tailor the list of displayed sites. You can also simply scroll through the list. Click on the arrow icon next to site you want to configure.
   
5. In the site menu, go to Settings > LAN and click Add LAN Interface.
   
6. The Add NEW LAN Interface window opens. Specify values for the following:
   • Name – Enter a unique name for the LAN link.
   • Type – Select Bridge from the drop-down list.
   • Port – Select the LAN port from the drop-down list. Note: Port 1 is reserved for High Availability. 
   • IP Address – Enter the private network IP address assigned to your appliance.
   • Netmask – Enter the CIDR netmask suffix.
     
7. Click OK.
8. Click Save.

After the configuration is saved, you can see that network details for the bridge will appear in the LANS column of the Sites page. You can see a bridge is created across selected ports. Bridges can now be used in the same way that LANs are used in security policies. 

Edit an Existing Switch Bridge 

1. Go to Infrastructure > Sites. The Sites page opens.
2. Select the site you want to edit. Click on the arrow icon next to the site you want to configure.
3. In the site menu, go to Settings > LAN.
4. Click on the pencil icon next to the LAN or bridge you want to edit.

5. The Edit LAN Interface window opens. Edit the value you are interested in.
   

6. Click OK. 

7. Click Save.

Remove an Existing Switch Bridge

1. Go to Infrastructure > Sites. The Sites page opens.
2. Select the site you want to edit. Click on the arrow icon next to site you want to configure.
3. In the site menu, go to Settings > LAN.
4. Click on the trash can icon next to the LAN or bridge you want to remove.
5. The Delete LAN Interface window opens. 

6. Click Ok to confirm.

(Optional) Create Another Switch Bridge 

You can create another switch bridge using unassigned ports of your existing site.

1. Go to https://se.barracudanetworks.com and log in with your existing Barracuda Cloud Control account.
2. In the left menu, click the Tenants/Workspaces icon and select the workspace containing your existing stand-alone site. 
3. Go to Infrastructure > Sites. The Sites page opens.
4. Select the site you want to edit. Click on the arrow icon next to the site you want to configure.
5. In the site menu, go to Settings > LAN and click Add LAN Interface.
6. The Add NEW LAN Interface window opens. Specify values for the following:
   • Name – Enter a unique name for the LAN link
   • Type – Select Bridge from the drop-down list.
   • Port – Select the LAN port from the drop-down list. Note: Port 1 is reserved for High Availability. 
   • IP Address – Enter the network IP address assigned to the port.
   • Netmask – Enter the CIDR netmask suffix.
     
7. Click OK.
8. Click Save.

After the configuration is saved, a bridge is created across selected ports, which allows network traffic to pass between the bridged interfaces.