3.66. IPPool

Description

An IP Pool is a dynamic object which consists of IP leases that are fetched from a DHCP Server. The IP Pool is used as an address source by subsystems that may need to distribute addresses, e.g. by IPsec in Configuration mode.

Properties

Name
Specifies a symbolic name for the IP Pool. (Identifier)
DHCPServerType
Should server address be specified or should broadcast on a interface be used. (Default: Interface)
ServerIP
IP of the DHCP server providing addresses to the pool. Set to 127.0.0.1 for a DHCP server configured in the firewall itself and set that server's 'Interface filter' to 'core'.
ServerFilter
Specifies which DHCP server that leases should be accepted from. (Optional)
Interface
Specifies the interface which has the DHCP server that leases are accepted from.
IPFilter
Specifies which IP addresses that are accepted from the DHCP server. (Optional)
RoutingTable
The routing table to use in communication with the DHCP server. (Default: main)
ReceiveInterface
Which interface to use when communicating with the DHCP server. (Optional)
PrefetchLeases
Specifies the number of leases an IP Pool will keep prefetched. (Default: 3)
MaxFree
Maximum number of free address that the IP pool will keep, others will be returned back to DCHP server. (Optional)
MaxClients
Maximum number clients that the IP pool is allowed to contain. (Optional)
MacRangeStart
Specifies the lower boundary of MAC addresses that DCHP Clients will use in communication with a server. (Optional)
MacRangeEnd
Specifies the upper boundary of MAC addresses that DCHP Clients will use in communication with a server. (Optional)
SenderIP
The local IP that should be used when communication with the DHCP server. (Optional)
AscendingFreeList
Enabling this will result in the IPs being fetched in a predictable manner from the free list. (Default: No)
Attribute
Special Attribute of the current object. (Optional)
Comments
Text describing the current object. (Optional)