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Firewall configuration Addresses
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6 Enter the NetMask.
The netmask should correspond to the type of address that you are adding. For
example:
• The netmask for the IP address of a single computer should be 255.255.255.255.
• The netmask for a class A subnet should be 255.0.0.0.
• The netmask for a class B subnet should be 255.255.0.0.
• The netmask for a class C subnet should be 255.255.255.0.
• The netmask for all addresses should be 0.0.0.0
To add an address
7 Select OK to add the address.
Figure 7: Adding an internal address
Editing addresses
Edit an address to change its IP address and netmask. You cannot edit the address
name. To change the address name, you must delete the address entry and then add
the address again with a new name.
1 Go to Firewall > Address .
2 Select the interface list containing the address that you want to edit.
3 Choose an address to edit and select Edit Address .
4 Make the required changes and select OK to save your changes.
Deleting addresses
Deleting an address removes it from an address list. To delete an address that has
been added to a policy, you must first remove the address from the policy.
1 Go to Firewall > Address .
2 Select the interface list containing the address that you want to delete.
You can delete any listed address that has a Delete Address icon
.
Note: To add an address to represent any address on a network set the IP Address to 0.0.0.0
and the Netmask to 0.0.0.0