IP Address/FQDN Object Parameters

The following table describes the configurable IPv4 address, IPv6 address, and FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) object parameters.

Table 1. Address Object Parameters
Parameter	Description
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 an FQDN using the following notation: [domain].[tld] [hostname].[domain].[tld] Note: FQDN objects support usage of the wildcard character () for fuzzy match. Be aware to only use the wildcard at the beginning of an FQDN, rather than in the middle or at the end of an FQDN. Example: Exact FQDN: example.com, or host.example.com Wildcard FQDN: .com, example.com, or .example.com Note: Use the FQDN object type only when configuring policy rules to match source/destination connections.