030-300554 Rev. A
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June 2008
Verizon FiOS Router (Model 9100EM)
User Guide
15.11
Network Objects
Network Objects is a method used to abstractly define a set of LAN hosts, according to one or more MAC
address, IP address, and host name. Defining such a group can assist when configuring system rules. For
example, network objects can be used when configuring the Router’s security filtering settings such as IP
address filtering, host name filtering or MAC address filtering. You can use network objects in order to apply
security rules based on host names instead of IP addresses. This may be useful, since IP addresses change from time
to time. Moreover, it is possible to define network objects according to MAC addresses, making rule application
more persistent against network configuration settings.
If you click
Advanced
in the top navigation menu and then select the
Network Objects
link, the following screen
will appear. To configure a new network object, click the
New Entry
link.
If you clicked
New Entry
in the preceding screen, the following screen will appear. Enter a name for the network
object in the
Network Object Description
field, and then click the
New Entry
link or the plus icon to create it.
