Adding and Editing Network Objects

You can add or edit network objects via:

The Network Objects page
This page enables you to add both individual computers and networks.
The My Computers page
This page enables you to add only individual computers as network objects. The computer's details are filled in automatically in the wizard.

To add or edit a network object via the Network Objects page

Click Network in the main menu, and click the Network Objects tab.
The Network Objects page appears with a list of network objects.
Do one of the following:
- To add a network object, click New.
- To edit an existing network object, click Edit next to the desired computer in the list.
The ZoneAlarm Network Object Wizard opens, with the Step 1: Network Object Type dialog box displayed.
Do one of the following:
- To specify that the network object should represent a single computer or device, click Single Computer.
- To specify that the network object should represent a network, click Network.
Click Next.
The Step 2: Computer Details dialog box appears. If you chose Single Computer, the dialog box includes the Reserve a fixed IP address for this computer option.

If you chose Network, the dialog box does not include this option.
Complete the fields using the information in the tables below.
Click Next.
The Step 3: Save dialog box appears.
Type a name for the network object in the field.
Click Finish.

To add or edit a network object via the My Computers page

Click Reports in the main menu, and click the My Computers tab.
The My Computers page appears.

If a computer has not yet been added as a network object, the Add button appears next to it. If a computer has already been added as a network object, the Edit button appears next to it.
Do one of the following:
- To add a network object, click Add next to the desired computer.
- To edit a network object, click Edit next to the desired computer.
The ZoneAlarm Network Object Wizard opens, with the Step 1: Network Object Type dialog box displayed.
Do one of the following:
- To specify that the network object should represent a single computer or device, click Single Computer.
- To specify that the network object should represent a network, click Network.
Click Next.
The Step 2: Computer Details dialog box appears.

The computer's IP address and MAC address are automatically filled in.
Complete the fields using the information in the tables below.
Click Next.
The Step 3: Save dialog box appears with the network object's name. If you are adding a new network object, this name is the computer's name.
To change the network object name, type the desired name in the field.
Click Finish.
The new object appears in the Network Objects page.

See Also

Network Object Fields for a Single Computer

In this field…	Do this…
IP Address	Type the IP address of the local computer, or click This Computer to specify your computer.
Reserve a fixed IP address for this computer	Select this option to assign the network object's IP address to a MAC address, and to allow the network object to connect to the WLAN when MAC Filtering is used. For information about MAC Filtering, see Configuring a Wireless Network.
MAC Address	Type the MAC address you want to assign to the network object's IP address, or click This Computer to specify your computer's MAC address.
Perform Static NAT (Network Address Translation)	Select this option to map the local computer's IP address to an Internet IP address. You must then fill in the External IP field.
External IP	Type the Internet IP address to which you want to map the local computer's IP address.
Exclude this computer from Web Filtering	Select this option to exclude this computer from the Web Filtering service and Web rule enforcement.

Network Object Fields for a Network

In this field…	Do this…
IP Range	Type the range of local computer IP addresses in the network.
Perform Static NAT (Network Address Translation)	Select this option to map the network's IP address range to a range of Internet IP addresses of the same size. You must then fill in the External IP Range field.
External IP Range	Type the Internet IP address range to which you want to map the network's IP address range.
Exclude this network from Web Filtering	Select this option to exclude this network from the Web Filtering service and Web rule enforcement.