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Create or edit an IP pool

Create or edit an IP pool

Select Create New to open the New IP Pool window.

To open the Edit IP Pool window, select an IP pool and then click Edit.

Configure the following settings in the New IP Pool window or Edit IP Pool window and then click OK:

To create an IP pool:

IP Pool Type

Select IPv4 Pool if your IP pool contains IPv4 addresses or select IPv6 Pool if your IP pool contains IPv6 addresses.

Name

Enter a name for the IP pool in the Name field.

Comments

Add an optional description of the IP pool.

External IP address/range

Enter the lowest and highest IP addresses in the range. Separate IP addresses with a hyphen. If you only want a single address used, enter the same address in both fields.

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 IP pool

Select Create New to open the New IP Pool window.

To open the Edit IP Pool window, select an IP pool and then click Edit.

Configure the following settings in the New IP Pool window or Edit IP Pool window and then click OK:

To create an IP pool:

IP Pool Type

Select IPv4 Pool if your IP pool contains IPv4 addresses or select IPv6 Pool if your IP pool contains IPv6 addresses.

Name

Enter a name for the IP pool in the Name field.

Comments

Add an optional description of the IP pool.

External IP address/range

Enter the lowest and highest IP addresses in the range. Separate IP addresses with a hyphen. If you only want a single address used, enter the same address in both fields.

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.