Quantum SPARK 1500 - Page 400

Managing Network Objects
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Important - You can create a maximum of 1000 objects in total. For example, 500
host objects, 300 network objects, and 200 Domain Name objects.
To create a network object of type Single IP:
1. Click New.
The New Network Object window opens.
2. In Type, select Single IP.
3. In IP address, enter the IP address.
4. In Object name, enter the applicable text.
5. Select or clear these options as necessary:
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Allow DNS server to resolve this object name - When the gateway is the DNS
server for your internal networks, the name of the server/network object is
translated to its IP address.
Exclude from DHCP service - The internal DHCP service does not distribute the
configured IP address of this server/network object to anyone.
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Reserve IP address in DHCP service for MAC - The internal DHCP service
distributes the configured IP address only to this server/network object based on its
MAC address.
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Enter the MAC address - This is required for IP reservation. When you create the
object from the Active Devices page, the MAC address is detected automatically.
6. Click Apply
To create a network object of type IP Range:
1. Click New.
The New Network Object window opens.
2. In Type, select IP Range.
3. In the Start IP and End IP fields, enter the IP addresses that represent the start of the IP
range and end of the IP range.
4. In Object name, enter the applicable text.
5. Select or clear this option as necessary:
Exclude from DHCP service - The internal DHCP service does not distribute the
configured IP range to anyone.
6. Click Apply
Note - Wildcard network objects that represent a series of non-sequential
IPaddresses are supported.