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Configuring Flow Groups
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Using Flow Groups
In some cases, you may prefer to track a range of IP addresses as belonging to a different
domain, top level domain, or country than the IP addresses resolve to. For example, internal
IP addresses do not usually have host names registered on a domain name server, so Flow
Monitor cannot automatically determine their domains, top level domains, or countries.
To overcome this limitation, Flow Monitor lets you use Groups to override the domain, top
level domain, and country of ranges of IP addresses so that each group can be tracked as a
whole. This allows you to easily track sections of your internal network so that you can view
reports by divisions, departments, or other groupings.
Tip: After you configure a group, you can use that group's name to filter reports to show only
the traffic sent to or received by devices that belong to the group.
To create or edit a group:
1 Navigate to the Flow Groups dialog (Flow Monitor > Groups). The Flow Groups dialog
appears.
2 Click New. The Flow Group dialog appears.
- or -
Select a group, then click Edit. The Flow Group dialog appears.
3 Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
Group. Enter a name for the Flow group.
IP Range Start. Enter the first IP address for the Flow source group range.
IP Range End. Enter the last IP address for the Flow source group range.
Domain. Enter the domain that you want Flow Monitor to report for the specified IP
addresses. For example, yourcompany.com.
Top Level Domain. Select the domain that you want Flow Monitor to report for the
specified IP addresses. For example, com.
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