Chapter 18 Building Blocks (Bbs); Categories; Bb Properties; Configuring Device Bb Menus - ZyXEL Communications Vantage CNM User Manual

18.1 Categories

A BB is a building block used to build a device configuration using Vantage CNM.
• A device BB is a combination of configuration BBs, which vary by model. A device can
have only one Device BB. You can select any device and save its configuration as a BB
ready to be applied to another device (of the same model type). This allows rapid
configuration of new devices as you can essentially copy one device's configuration to
another.
• A configuration BB is the template of a single configuration menu item, such as
Configuration > General or Configuration > Firewall. You can create a new
configuration BB or save an existing configuration item as a BB and it is then available to
apply to other devices of the same model type. Configuration BBs may vary by model
type. For example, you should not apply a ZyWALL 10W firewall configuration BB to a
ZyWALL 70.
• A component BB is the template a portion of a configuration menu item, such as IP
address, e-mail address, etc.

18.2 BB Properties

You can only view (and use) BBs in your own domain. You cannot view other administrator's
BBs, including BBs created by the root administrator. When creating new BBs from old ones
use the save as icon to save as a new BB.
If you modify a BB, changes only affect new device configurations that use this BB and not
previous ones.
18.3 C
onfiguring Device BB Menus
You don't have to select a folder or device in the object tree first; click a BB category such as
Building Block > Device BB.

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