Creating a location group

Use location groups to combine non-contiguous IP addresses and ranges, or different types of locations (for example, subnets and hosts), into an easily manageable set. You can then easily add that set of locations to any expert firewall rule.

To create a location group:

Select Firewall|Expert, then click Groups.



The Group Manager dialog appears.

Select the Locations tab, then click Add.



The Add Location Group dialog appears.

Specify the name and description of the location group, then click Add and select a Location type from the menu.
Host/Site	A description and host name of the Host/Site location, then click OK. Do not include http:// in the host name. Click Lookup to preview the site's IP address.
IP Address	A description and IP address of the IP Address location, then click OK.
IP Range	A description and beginning IP address and ending IP address of the IP Range location, then click OK.
Subnet	Specify a description, IP address, and Subnet Mask of the Subnet location, then click OK.
Gateway	Specify an IP address, MAC Address, and description of the Gateway location, then click OK.



Click OK to close the Group Manager dialog box.

Once created, the names of groups cannot be changed. For example, if you create a Location Group named "Home" and subsequently decide to call the group "Work", you would need to remove the group called "Home" and create a new group with the name "Work."