A network group alias is a set of configurations that consist of host and network configurations. Network configurations are complete networks in the form 192.168.10.0/24 or IP address range in the form 192.168.10.10-192.168.10.20. Host configuration is in the form of single IP address, 192.168.10.23.
A network group alias can contain multiple definitions for host, network, and IP address range. A maximum of eight (8) host entries, eight (8) network entries and eight (8) IP addresses range entries can be configured inside a network group alias. A maximum of 32 network group alias entries can be created.
A network group alias is used in IP firewall rules to substitute hosts, subnets and IP address ranges:
To edit or delete a network alias configuration:
Name | Displays the administrator assigned name of the network group alias. |
Host | Displays all host aliases configured in this network group alias. Displays a blank column if no host alias is defined. |
Network | Displays all network aliases configured in this network group alias. Displays a blank column if no network alias is defined. |
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The Network Group Alias Name always starts with a dollar sign ($).Host | Specify the Host IP address for up to eight IP addresses supporting network aliasing. Select the down arrow to add the IP address to the table. |
Network | Specify the netmask for up to eight IP addresses supporting network aliasing. Subnets can improve network security and performance by organizing hosts into logical groups. Applying the subnet mask to an IP address separates the address into a host address and an extended network address. Select the down arrow to add the mask to the table. |