Sidewinder G2 6.1.2 Administration Guide - Glossary of Technical ...

Chapter 5: Creating Rule Elements
Creating network objects
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Figure 59: Network
Objects window
About the Network
Objects window
This window lists the network objects currently configured on the Sidewinder
G2. You can perform the following actions in this window:
• Filter the list of network objects—To modify the list that is displayed, select
an object type from the Filter drop-down list. The list will then display only
network objects of that type.
• Configure a new network object—To configure a new object, click New.
The New Network Object window appears. See “About the New Network
Object window” on page 141.
• Modify an existing network object—To modify an existing network object,
highlight the appropriate item within the list and click Modify. For
information on modifying specific fields, refer to the following sub-sections.
• Delete an existing network object—To delete a network object, highlight
the item you want to delete in the list and then click Delete.
• Add or remove a network object from a netgroup—To add or remove a
network object from one or more netgroups, highlight the netgroup and click
the Groups Object In button in the lower portion of the window. See
“Managing the groups to which a network object belongs” on page 149.
• View the areas that are currently using a particular network object—To
view the areas (netgroup, netmap, proxy rule) that are currently using a
particular network object, highlight the network object and click the Object
Usage button in the lower portion of the window. Click Close to exit the
Object Usage window.
Note: You cannot modify the information in the Object Usage window.