Firewall

Address group list

 

 

Note: To change the address name you must delete the address and add it again with a new name. To avoid confusion in firewall policies, an address and a virtual IP cannot have the same name.

4Select OK.

To delete an address

Deleting an address removes it from the address list. To delete an address that has been added to a policy, you must first remove the address from the policy.

1Go to Firewall > Address > Address.

2Select the Delete icon beside the address you want to delete. You cannot delete default addresses.

3Select OK.

Address group list

You can organize related addresses into address groups to make it easier to configure policies. For example, if you add three addresses and then configure them in an address group, you can configure a single policy using all three addresses.

Note: If an address group is included in a policy, it cannot be deleted unless it is first removed from the policy.

Figure 86: Sample address group list

The address group list has the following icons and features.

Create New Select Create New to add an address group.

Group Name The name of the address group.

Members The addresses in the address group.

The Delete and Edit/View icons.

Address group options

Address group options are configurable when creating or editing an address group.

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100A specifications

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