IP Address/FQDN Object Parameters

Object name

Specify a name that describes the object. This name appears in the address list when defining security policies. The name is case-sensitive and must be unique. Use only letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens, and underscores.

Type

Specify one of the following address types:

• IPv4
• IPv6
• FQDN

For objects used in Bridge Mode and Software Switch deployments, you can configure both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Additionally, FQDNs can resolve to either IPv4 or IPv6 addresses.

For objects used in Routing Mode deployments, you can configure IPv4 addresses and FQDNs must resolve to IPv4 addresses.

Addresses

IPv4 Address:

Specify the IP address or network using the following notation:

• ip_address
• ip_address_range
• ip_address/bitmask

Example:192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.10 or 192.168.80.0/24

IPv6 address

Specify the IPv6 address or network using the following notation:

• ipv6_address
• ipv6_address_range
• ipv6_address/bitmask (IPv6 CIDR)

Example:

2001:db8:123:1::1 or 2001:db8:123:1::1-2001:db8:123:1::10 or 2001:db8:123:1::/64

FQDN

Specify a FQDN using the following notation:

• [domain].[tld]
• [hostname].[domain].[tld]

Example:

example.com or host.example.com