3.3. Address

This is a category that groups the following object types.

3.3.1. AddressFolder

Description

An address folder can be used to group related address objects for better overview.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the network object. (Identifier)
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)

3.3.1.1. EthernetAddress

Description

Use an Ethernet Address item to define a symbolic name for an Ethernet MAC address.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the network object. (Identifier)
Address
Ethernet MAC address, e.g. "12-34-56-78-AB-CD".
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)

3.3.1.2. EthernetAddressGroup

Description

An Ethernet Address Group is used for combining several Ethernet Address objects for simplified management.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the network object. (Identifier)
Members
Group members.
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)

3.3.1.3. IP4Address

Description

Use an IPv4 Address item to define a name for a specific IPv4 host, network or range.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the network object. (Identifier)
Address
IP address, e.g. "172.16.50.8", "192.168.7.0/24" or "172.16.25.10-172.16.25.50".
ActiveAddress
The dynamically set address used by e.g. DHCP enabled Ethernet interfaces. (Optional)
UserAuthGroups
Groups and user names that belong to this object. Objects that filter on credentials can only be used as source networks and destinations networks in rules. (Optional)
NoDefinedCredentials
If this property is enabled the object requires user authentication, but has no credentials (user names or groups) defined. This means that the object only requires that a user is authenticated, but ignores any kind of group membership. (Default: No)
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)

3.3.1.4. IP4Group

Description

An IPv4 Address Group is used for combining several IPv4 Address objects for simplified management.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the network object. (Identifier)
Members
Group members.
UserAuthGroups
Groups and user names that belong to this object. Objects that filter on credentials can only be used as source networks and destinations networks in rules. (Optional)
NoDefinedCredentials
If this property is enabled the object requires user authentication, but has no credentials (user names or groups) defined. This means that the object only requires that a user is authenticated, but ignores any kind of group membership. (Default: No)
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)

3.3.1.5. IP4HAAddress

Description

Use an IPv4 HA Address item to define a name for a specific IPv4 host for each node in a high availability cluster.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the network object. (Identifier)
Address
An IP address with one instance for each node in the high availability cluster.
UserAuthGroups
Groups and user names that belong to this object. Objects that filter on credentials can only be used as source networks and destinations networks in rules. (Optional)
NoDefinedCredentials
If this property is enabled the object requires user authentication, but has no credentials (user names or groups) defined. This means that the object only requires that a user is authenticated, but ignores any kind of group membership. (Default: No)
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)

3.3.1.6. IP6Address

Description

Use an IPv6 Address item to define a name for a specific IPv6 host, network or range.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the network object. (Identifier)
Address
IPv6 address, e.g. "2001:DB8::/32".
ActiveAddress
The dynamically set address used by e.g. DHCPv6 enabled Ethernet interfaces. (Optional)
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)

3.3.1.7. IP6Group

Description

An IPv6 Address Group is used for combining several IPv6 Address objects for simplified management.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the network object. (Identifier)
Members
Group members.
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)

3.3.1.8. IP6HAAddress

Description

Use an IPv6 HA Address item to define a name for a specific IPv6 host, network or range for each node in a high availability cluster.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the network object. (Identifier)
Address
An IP address with one instance for each node in the high availability cluster.
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)

3.3.1.9. FQDNAddress

Description

Use an FQDN Address item to define a name for a domain name.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the network object. (Identifier)
Address
FQDN, e.g. "www.example.com" or "*.example.com".
ActiveAddress
The IP addresses resolved from the name server. (Optional)
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)

3.3.1.10. FQDNGroup

Description

An FQDN Address Group is used for combining several FQDN Address objects for simplified management.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the network object. (Identifier)
Members
Group members.
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)

3.3.2. EthernetAddress

The definitions here are the same as in Section 3.3.1.1, EthernetAddress .

3.3.3. EthernetAddressGroup

The definitions here are the same as in Section 3.3.1.2, EthernetAddressGroup .

3.3.4. IP4Address

The definitions here are the same as in Section 3.3.1.3, IP4Address .

3.3.5. IP4Group

The definitions here are the same as in Section 3.3.1.4, IP4Group .

3.3.6. IP4HAAddress

The definitions here are the same as in Section 3.3.1.5, IP4HAAddress .

3.3.7. IP6Address

The definitions here are the same as in Section 3.3.1.6, IP6Address .

3.3.8. IP6Group

The definitions here are the same as in Section 3.3.1.7, IP6Group .

3.3.9. IP6HAAddress

The definitions here are the same as in Section 3.3.1.8, IP6HAAddress .