Aliases

Aliases are helpers that centralize management of address sets that will be used in multiple places. For example, if we have a group of remote administrators we are specifically allowing port access, based on IP address, an alias called "PortAccess" could be created to include the list of allowed addresses. The alias can then be selected in the configuration of necessary rules, eliminating the need to manually input all the addresses in each rule. Thereafter, whenever the list needs to change, it can be modified in the alias configuration rather than modifying all the associated rules.

To Create a New Alias

1. From the Main Dashboard, click Networks (on the left menu or the dashboard quick-link).
2. Click Aliases on the left menu.
3. Click New on the left menu.
4. Enter a Name for the alias. Use a name that is descriptive and useful for future administration.
5. Optionally, a Description can be entered to provide further information about the alias and its purpose.

6. Create the address set: - Click the edit button to enter in a pipe( | )- delimited list (ex: 10.10.10.10|10.200.10.0/32|10.200.1.1) -OR- - To administer individual entries, see Managing a List Field instructions at the bottom of the page.

7. Select a Publishing Scope: - Private - only for use within the same cloud. - Global - for use within the source cloud and additionally available for use by tenants.

8. Click Submit (bottom of the page) to save the new alias.

To Modify an Alias

1. From the Main Dashboard, click Networks (left menu or the dashboard quick-link).
2. Click Aliases on the left menu.
3. A list of existing rules is displayed. Double-click on the desired rule.
4. To Modify the address list: - Click the edit button [] to directly edit the pipe( | )- delimited list -OR- - To administer individual entries, see Managing a List Field instructions at the bottom of the page.