Create Addresses or Address Groups
Use this page to create addresses and address groups. After you create an address, you can combine it with other addresses to form an address group. Address groups are useful when you want to apply the same policy to multiple services.
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Select Shared Services > Objects >
Addresses.
The Addresses page opens.
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Click +.
The Create Address page opens.
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Click OK.
Table 1: Fields on the Create Addresses Page Field
Description
Name
Enter a unique name containing maximum 63 characters.
The name must begin with an alphanumeric character and can contain alphanumeric characters and special characters such as colons, hyphens, slashes, periods, and underscores.
Description
Enter a description containing maximum 900 characters.
The description can contain alphanumeric characters and special characters except ampersand, angular brackets, or a new line.
You should make this description as useful as possible for all administrators.
Object Type
Select Address or Address Group.
If you select Address Group, the screen changes for you to select the addresses to include in your address group. Table 2 describes address group configuration parameters.
Type
Select one of the following address types and configure the corresponding fields:
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Host
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Host IP—Enter the IPv4 host IP address. For example, 192.0.2.0. If you don't know the IP address, you can enter the host name, and click Look up hostname.
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Hostname—Enter a host name containing maximum 63 characters. The host name must begin with an alphanumeric character and can contain special characters such as dashes and underscores. For example, www.company.com. If you don't know the host name, you can enter the IP address, and click Look up IP address. The host name lookup is supported for IPv4 addresses.
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Range
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Start Address—Enter a starting IPv4 address along with the classless inter-domain routing (CIDR) for the address range. For example,192.0.2.0/24.
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End Address—Enter an ending IPv4 address for the address range.
The address range is validated after you enter the addresses.
Note:An address range is configured on a managed device as an address set with one or more network address objects covering the specified address range.
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Network
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Network—Enter the network IP address. For example,192.0.2.0 for an IPv4 or 2001:db8:4136:e378:8000:63bf:3fff:fdd2 for an IPv6 address.
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Subnet Mask—Enter the subnet mask for the network range. For example, 192.0.2.0/24 for an IPv4 netmask or 2001:db8::/32 for an IPv6 prefix. The subnet mask is validated as you enter it. You must enter the correct subnet mask based on the network value.
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DNS Host
DNS Name—Enter the DNS name containing maximum 63 characters. The DNS name must end with an alphanumeric character and can contain alphanumeric characters and special characters such as dashes and periods.
Table 2: Fields on the Address Group Page Field
Description
Name
Enter a unique name containing maximum 63 characters.
The name must begin with an alphanumeric character and can contain alphanumeric characters and special characters such as colons, hyphens, slashes, periods, and underscores.
Description
Enter a description containing maximum 900 characters.
The description can contain alphanumeric characters and special characters except ampersand, angular brackets, or a new line.
You should make this description as useful as possible for all administrators.
Object Type
Select Address Group.
The screen changes for you to select the addresses to include in your address group.
Addresses
Select the addresses to include in your address group.
You can use the fields at the top of each column to search for addresses.
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A new address or address group with your configurations is created.