HPE MSR3012 AC Router (JG409B)

[mli]

Hello,

I need to know, can i choose which port will act as WAN port and which port as LAN port, or these are pre configured and cannot be changed ?

[Ivan_B]

Hi @mli !

MSR3012 AC doesn't have WAN and LAN ports, instead it's got GE0, GE1 and GE2 interfaces, each of these you can use as you wish - WAN, LAN, whatever - all depends on the configuration you apply. In addition to those interfaces you can install 2 SIC and/or 1 HMIM modules that will expand number of available interfaces.

More details can be found in the specs of the router - https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=c04123140

Hope this helps!

[mli]

Hello,

Thank you very much for your reply

I need your assistance for some further clarification about MSR Ethernet SIC modules.
In the MSR2003 I have included module JG739A and I checked later that this is layer 2 module.
Is it possible that JG739A to be used with all 4 ports being ‘routable’ (having IP address and performing termination of IP secs) ? and can I use those module ports as wan ports?
Or is there some other module with rj45 ports to be used as wan for msr2003?

[Ivan_B · Accepted solution]

JG739A is a switch module and its ports can work only in bridged mode, so no, you can't use those ports as routed ports. However, I don't see anything wrong in the following configuration - make each of JG739A's ports as access port in its own VLAN, then configure whatever you want on Vlan-interface - IP address, packet-filter with QoS policy or ACL, NAT etc etc.

Practically both configurations below are identical:

Configuration #1:

interface GE0/0
 ip address 10.0.10.1 24

Configuration #2:

vlan 101
 name Access VLAN of GE1/0/1
#
interface GE1/0/1
 port link-mode bridge
 port link-type access
 port access vlan 101
#
interface Vlan-interface101
 ip address 10.0.10.1 24

I hope you got my point - if GE1/0/1 is the only member of VLAN 101, there will be no switching - all broadcast and local multicast traffic will terminate on that port. And Vlan-interface101 will take care of unicast traffic being the only "host" in that VLAN, so there will practically no difference between both configurations. Just keep each port in a separate VLAN dedicated to this and only this port.

As for the Layer 3 SIC modules available, I see only JG738A as an option - it's got one combo interface with RJ-45 and SFP physical ports.

BTW, since your router has HMIM slot as well, there are other options for obtaining copper routed interfaces: HMIM-2GEE/HMIM-4GEE/HMIM-8GEE modules. If you need Layer 3 Ethernet with SFP ports, consider HMIM-2GEF/HMIM-4GEF/HMIM-8GEF modules instead.

I am sure this guide will help you a lot to get comfortable with many modules options available for MSR routers - https://internal.support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=c04418333

[mli]

Thank you for your support