Object; Chapter 14 Object; Address/Geo Ip Overview; What You Need To Know - ZyXEL Communications USG FLEX H Series User Manual

14.1 Address/Geo IP Overview

Address objects can represent a single IP address or a range of IP addresses. Address groups are
composed of address objects and other address groups.
• The Address screen
Device. Use the Address Add/Edit screen to create a new address or edit an existing one.
• Use the Address Group summary screen
Edit screen, to maintain address groups in the Zyxel Device.
• Use the Geo IP screen
mappings and to manually configure country-to-IP address mappings.

14.1.1 What You Need To Know

Address objects and address groups are used in policy routes, security policies, application patrol,
content filtering, and VPN connection policies. For example, addresses are used to specify where
content restrictions apply in content filtering. Please see the respective sections for more information
about how address objects and address groups are used in each one.
Address groups are composed of address objects and address groups. The sequence of members in the
address group is not important.

14.1.2 Address Summary Screen

The address screens are used to create, maintain, and remove addresses. There are the types of
address objects:
• HOST - the object uses an IP Address to define a host address
• RANGE - the object uses a range address defined by a Starting IP Address and an Ending IP Address
• CIDR- the object uses a network address defined by a Network IP address and Netmask subnet mask.
• INTERFACE IP - the object uses the IP address of one of the Zyxel Device's interfaces
• INTERFACE SUBNET - the object uses the subnet mask of one of the Zyxel Device's interfaces
• INTERFACE GATEWAY - the object uses the gateway IP address of one of the Zyxel Device's interfaces
• GEOGRAPHY - the object uses the IP addresses of a country to represent a country
The Address screen provides a summary of all addresses in the Zyxel Device. To access this screen, click
Object > Address > Address. Click a column's heading cell to sort the table entries by that column's
criteria. Click the heading cell again to reverse the sort order.
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H A P T E R
208) provides a summary of all addresses in the Zyxel
211) and the Address Group Add/
212) to update the database of country-to-IP address
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