Work with IP Address Groupings

How to Get There

From the Exit Point Manager Main Menu, select option 5 to display the Work with IP Address Groups panel. Select option 5 for a group name.

What it Does

The work with IP Address Groupings is used to associate specific locations to one identifier. To add a new IP Address Grouping, enter the information on the blank line below the column headings. Type an option next to a specific group and press Enter. You can type option numbers next to more than one group at a time. This allows you to do more than one task at a time. If you see ‘More...' in the lower right corner of your display, there is more information to be listed. Press the Page Down (Roll Up) key to move toward the end of the IP Address Groups. Press the Page Up (Roll Down) key to move toward the beginning of the IP Address Groups.

Options

You can select from the following options to work with IP address groupings:

1=Add

Add an IP Address Grouping. Valid for line "1" only.

NOTE: If you are adding only one IP address to the group, you can leave the To IP Addr field blank or you enter the same IP address in both fields. If the To IP Addr field is left blank, the default value *FROMLOC displays in the field.

2=Change

Change an IP Address Grouping.

NOTE: You cannot change the group name.

4=Delete

Delete an IP Address Grouping.

NOTE: You cannot delete an IP address grouping if any location rules exist for the group. You must delete any location rules before you can delete the grouping.

5=Rules by Location

Work with Security by Location or IP Address.

To add a new location rule, enter the IP address group name in the Location field and specify the rule values. The location rule then uses the IP address groupings when evaluating the rule.

Field Descriptions

Group Name

The name of an IP Address Group. It must begin with special character "*".

From IP Address

The IP Address to begin a grouping. The location must be a valid IP address. A grouping may be a single location. when a single location is desired special value *FROMLOC is placed in the "To Location".

To IP Address

The IP Address to end a grouping. The location must be a valid IP address. This value must be greater than, or equal to, "From Location".

Command Keys

F3 (Exit): Exit the panel without processing any pending changes.

F5 (Refresh): Refreshes the panel and resets all available text fields.

F7 (Select System):Use this command key to work with data from a different System.

F12 (Cancel): Exit the panel without processing any pending changes.