Networking is the fundamental building
block of the firewalls because they must be able to receive data,
process it, and forward it. When configuring the Ethernet ports
on your firewall, you can choose from tap, virtual wire, Layer2,
Layer 3, or AE interface deployments. In addition, to allow you
to integrate into a variety of network segments, you can configure
different types of interfaces on different ports.
To begin networking, you should first access the
Getting Started topic in the PAN-OS
®
Administrator's
Guide. There you learn about segmenting your network and you
Configure Interfaces and Zones;
that initial task illustrates how to configure Layer 3 interfaces
to connect to the internet, your internal network, and your data
center applications.
This guide also explains how the firewall supports multiple virtual
routers to obtain Layer 3 routes to other subnets and to maintain
separate sets of routes. The remaining chapters describe static
routes, dynamic routing protocols, and the major features that support
networking on the firewall.