Figure 69 Add a host address

Table 75 Host address configuration items

Item

Description

 

Required

 

Type a name for the host address.

 

Valid characters for the name: letters, digits, underscores (_), periods (.),

Name

slashes (/), and hyphens (-), where underscores can’t appear at the beginning

or end of the name.

 

 

IMPORTANT:

 

The name must be unique in the system. It cannot be the same as the name of an

 

existing host address, address range, subnet address, or IP address group.

 

Optional

 

Type some descriptive information for the host address.

Description

Valid characters for the description: letters, digits, blank spaces, colons (:),

 

 

underscores (_), commas (,), periods (.), exclamatory marks (!), and hyphens

 

(-), where underscores can’t appear at the beginning or end of the name.

 

 

 

Required

 

Specify IP addresses for the host address.

IP Address

Input an IP address and click Add next to the text box to add the IP address

to the IP addresses list. You can also select an IP address on the list and click

 

 

Delete to remove the IP address from the list.

 

The IP addresses must be in dotted decimal notation.

 

 

To delete host addresses, select them and click Delete on the host address management page. Return to IP address management functions.

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