Network Objects - Verizon HomeFusion Broadband User Manual

8 GUI: Advanced Settings

8.1.13 Network Objects

Introduction
A network object is used to define a part of the HBA's network (a group of
computers, for example) by MAC addresses, IP addresses, and/or host names. The
defined part becomes a "network object, " and settings, such as configuring system
rules, can be applied to all the devices defined as part of the network object at once.
For example, instead of setting the same website filtering configuration to five
computers one at a time, the computers can be defined as a network object, and
website filtering configuration can then be applied to all the computers
simultaneously.
Network objects can be used to apply security rules based on host names instead of
IP addresses. This may be useful, since IP addresses change from time to time.
Moreover, it is possible to define network objects according to MAC addresses,
making the rule application more persistent against network configuration settings.
Defining a new network object
Proceed as follows:
1 On the top menu, click Advanced.
2 The Advanced page appears. Click HBA Advanced Settings on the bottom of
the page and then click Yes t o confirm that you want to access the advanced
settings.
3 Under
4 The Network Objects page appears.
Click Add.
5 The Edit Network Object page appears.
6 Specify a name for the network object in the Description text box.
7 Click Add.
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, click Network Objects.
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