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Create or edit an address group

Create or edit an address group

Select Create New > Address Group to open the New Address Group window.

To open the Edit Address Group window, select an address group and then click Edit.

Configure the following settings in the New Address Group window or the Edit Address Group window and then click OK:

Category

Select IPv4 Group, IPv6 Group, or Proxy Group.

Group name

Enter a name to identify the address group. Addresses, address groups, and virtual IPs must have unique names.

Color

Select Change to choose a color for the icon.

Type

If you selected IPv4 Group, select Group or Folder.

If you selected Proxy Group, select Source Group or Destination Group.

Members

Select the addresses to add to the address group.

Exclude Members

Enable Exclude Members and then select the addresses to exclude from the address group.

Static Route Configuration

Enabling this feature includes the address in the listing of named addresses when setting up a static route.

This option is available only if Category is IPv4 Group and every member of the address group has Static Route Configuration enabled.

Comments

Optionally, enter a description of the address group.

API Preview

The API Preview allows you to view all REST API requests being used by the page. You can make changes on the page that are reflected in the API request preview. This feature is not available if the user is logged in as an administrator that has read-only GUI permissions.

To use the API Preview:
  1. Click API Preview. The API Preview pane opens, and the values for the fields are visible (data). If a new object is being created, the POST request is shown.

  2. Enable Show modified changes only to show the modified changes instead of the full configuration in the preview.

  3. Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the JSON code shown on the preview screen to the clipboard.

  4. Click Close to leave the preview.

Create or edit an address group

Select Create New > Address Group to open the New Address Group window.

To open the Edit Address Group window, select an address group and then click Edit.

Configure the following settings in the New Address Group window or the Edit Address Group window and then click OK:

Category

Select IPv4 Group, IPv6 Group, or Proxy Group.

Group name

Enter a name to identify the address group. Addresses, address groups, and virtual IPs must have unique names.

Color

Select Change to choose a color for the icon.

Type

If you selected IPv4 Group, select Group or Folder.

If you selected Proxy Group, select Source Group or Destination Group.

Members

Select the addresses to add to the address group.

Exclude Members

Enable Exclude Members and then select the addresses to exclude from the address group.

Static Route Configuration

Enabling this feature includes the address in the listing of named addresses when setting up a static route.

This option is available only if Category is IPv4 Group and every member of the address group has Static Route Configuration enabled.

Comments

Optionally, enter a description of the address group.

API Preview

The API Preview allows you to view all REST API requests being used by the page. You can make changes on the page that are reflected in the API request preview. This feature is not available if the user is logged in as an administrator that has read-only GUI permissions.

To use the API Preview:
  1. Click API Preview. The API Preview pane opens, and the values for the fields are visible (data). If a new object is being created, the POST request is shown.

  2. Enable Show modified changes only to show the modified changes instead of the full configuration in the preview.

  3. Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the JSON code shown on the preview screen to the clipboard.

  4. Click Close to leave the preview.