Creating an address group

Creating an address group

  1. Go to Policy & Objects > Addresses.
  2. Select the down arrow next to Create New, select Address Group.
  3. Choose the Category, that is applicable to the proposed selection of addresses.
  4. Input a Group Name for the address object.

Depending on which Category has been chosen the configurations will differ slightly

IPv4 group
  1. Select the “+” in the Members You can select members of the group from the window that slides out from the left of the screen. It is possible to select more than 1 entry. Select the “X” icon in the field to remove an entry.
  2. Select the desired on/off toggle setting for Show in Address List.
  3. Select the desired on/off toggle setting for Static Route Configuration .
IPv6 group
  1. Select the “+” in the Members You can select members of the group from the window that slides out from the left of the screen. It is possible to select more than 1 entry. Select the “X” icon in the field to remove an entry.
  2. Select the desired on/off toggle setting for Show in Address List.
Proxy group
  1. Select which Type, either Source Group or Destination Group.
  2. Select the “+” in the Members You can select members of the group from the window that slides out from the left of the screen. It is possible to select more than 1 entry. Select the “X” icon in the field to remove an entry.
  3. Select the desired on/off toggle setting for Show in Address List.

Irrespective of the Category the groups all have the same final configuration options:

  1. Input any additional information in the Comments field.

2. Press OK. UUID support

Syntax:

config firewall {address|addres6|addgrp|addgrp6} edit 1 set uuid <example uuid: 8289ef80-f879-51e2-20dd-fa62c5c51f44> next end


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