In the Network Objects window, a number of dynamic network objects (flagged with the icon) are preconfigured.

Dynamic objects are updated at runtime when network configuration changes and cannot be edited manually. For dynamic update to work, Automatic Adapter Assignment must be selected in the Firewall Settings (9.4.1 Firewall Menu, page 91).

localIP

The localIP object contains all IPs that are configured on trusted adapters, and a reference to the Net-Broadcast object.

virtualIP

The virtualIP object contains the IP address assigned from the VPN server. The virtual IP is only available in case of established VPN connections.

Net-[Network Connection name]

These objects contain the network addresses of each specific adapter available on the sys- tem. The Network Connection name is retrieved from the Microsoft Windows Network Con-

nections view (available through Start > Control > Network Connections).

The "logical" Microsoft Windows name, which dependents on the operating system’s language version and not the device name, is applicable for object naming.

Net-[Network Connection name] objects may be used for setup of abstract rule sets.

InterNet

The InterNet object may be used for outbound connections to the Internet (network 0.0.0.0/0).

TrustedNet

Use the TrustedNet object to refer to trustworthy networks. The content of this object is de- pendent on assignment of an adapter as trusted or untrusted (9.8.6 Adapters, page 108). When an adapter is specified as trusted the IP addresses living on it are added to the Trust- edNet object. Vice versa they are deleted from it, when trust assignment changes to untrust- ed. The TrustedNet object is also updated when IP address configuration of a trusted adapter changes.

Net-NGVPN

The Net-NGVPN object contains the address of that network the virtualIP object is living in.

Secured Routes are assigned to the Net-NGVPNObject.

Net-Broadcast

This object contains the broadcast addresses of IP addresses configured on trusted adapt- ers. The broadcast addresses are calculated directly from the IPs.

Net-Multicast

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