Address Groups
Address groups allow the administrator to easily define restricted access to certain services, such as remote administration. Each group will be given a name during configuration. Groups can include combinations of IP addresses, IP ranges, IP subnets or even other groups.
Adding or Editing Address Groups
You can define the Address groups in Configuration / Definitions / Address Groups.
By clicking on the Add button you can add a new group or an item to a group. The Edit button opens a dialog for editing and the Remove button removes the group or the item selected.
By clicking on the Add button a dialog for adding a new address group is displayed.
Name
Name of the group. Add a new name to create a new group. Insert the group name to add a new item to an existent group.
Type
Type of the new item:
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Host (IP address or DNS name of a particular host)
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Network / Mask (subnet with a corresponding mask)
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Network / Range (IP range)
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Address group (another group of IP addresses groups can be cascaded)
IP Address and Mask
Parameters of the new item (related to the selected type).
Description
Description of the address group. Comments for the administrator.
Note: Each IP group must include at least one item. Groups with no item will be removed automatically.
