Configuration Basics; Overview; Object-Based Configuration - ZyXEL Communications NXC5200 User Manual

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This section provides information to help you configure the NXC effectively. Some

of it is helpful when you are just getting started. Some of it is provided for your

reference when you configure various features in the NXC.

The NXC stores information or settings as objects. You use these objects to

configure many of the NXC's features and settings. Once you configure an object,

you can reuse it in configuring other features.

When you change an object's settings, the NXC automatically updates all the

settings or rules that use the object. For example, if you create a radio object, you

can have firewall, application patrol, and other settings use it. If you modify the

radio object, all the firewall, application patrol, and other settings that are linked

to that object automatically apply the updated settings.

You can create address objects based on an interface's IP address, subnet, or

gateway. The NXC automatically updates every rule or setting that uses these

objects whenever the interface's IP address settings change. For example, if you

change an Ethernet interface's IP address, the NXC automatically updates the

rules or settings that use the interface-based, LAN subnet address object.

You can use the Configuration > Objects screens to create objects before you

configure features that use them. If you are in a screen that uses objects, you can

also usually select Create new Object to be able to configure a new object.

Use the Object Reference screen to see what objects are configured and which

configuration settings reference specific objects.

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Configuration Basics

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