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firewall multicast-address

Configure multicast addresses.

  config firewall multicast-address
      Description: Configure multicast addresses.
      edit <name>
          set type [multicastrange|broadcastmask]
          set subnet {ipv4-classnet-any}
          set start-ip {ipv4-address-any}
          set end-ip {ipv4-address-any}
          set comment {var-string}
          set visibility [enable|disable]
          set associated-interface {string}
          set color {integer}
          config tagging
              Description: Config object tagging.
              edit <name>
                  set category {string}
                  set tags <name1>, <name2>, ...
              next
          end
      next
  end

config firewall multicast-address

Parameter Name Description Type Size
type Type of address object: multicast IP address range or broadcast IP/mask to be treated as a multicast address.
multicastrange: Multicast range.
broadcastmask: Broadcast IP/mask.
option -
subnet Broadcast address and subnet. ipv4-classnet-any Not Specified
start-ip First IPv4 address (inclusive) in the range for the address. ipv4-address-any Not Specified
end-ip Final IPv4 address (inclusive) in the range for the address. ipv4-address-any Not Specified
comment Comment. var-string Maximum length: 255
visibility Enable/disable visibility of the multicast address on the GUI.
enable: Show the multicast address on the GUI.
disable: Hide the multicast address from the GUI.
option -
associated-interface Interface associated with the address object. When setting up a policy, only addresses associated with this interface are available. string Maximum length: 35
color Integer value to determine the color of the icon in the GUI (1 - 32, default = 0, which sets value to 1). integer Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 32

config tagging

Parameter Name Description Type Size
category Tag category. string Maximum length: 63
tags <name> Tags.
Tag name.
string Maximum length: 79

Configure multicast addresses.

  config firewall multicast-address
      Description: Configure multicast addresses.
      edit <name>
          set type [multicastrange|broadcastmask]
          set subnet {ipv4-classnet-any}
          set start-ip {ipv4-address-any}
          set end-ip {ipv4-address-any}
          set comment {var-string}
          set visibility [enable|disable]
          set associated-interface {string}
          set color {integer}
          config tagging
              Description: Config object tagging.
              edit <name>
                  set category {string}
                  set tags <name1>, <name2>, ...
              next
          end
      next
  end

config firewall multicast-address

Parameter Name Description Type Size
type Type of address object: multicast IP address range or broadcast IP/mask to be treated as a multicast address.
multicastrange: Multicast range.
broadcastmask: Broadcast IP/mask.
option -
subnet Broadcast address and subnet. ipv4-classnet-any Not Specified
start-ip First IPv4 address (inclusive) in the range for the address. ipv4-address-any Not Specified
end-ip Final IPv4 address (inclusive) in the range for the address. ipv4-address-any Not Specified
comment Comment. var-string Maximum length: 255
visibility Enable/disable visibility of the multicast address on the GUI.
enable: Show the multicast address on the GUI.
disable: Hide the multicast address from the GUI.
option -
associated-interface Interface associated with the address object. When setting up a policy, only addresses associated with this interface are available. string Maximum length: 35
color Integer value to determine the color of the icon in the GUI (1 - 32, default = 0, which sets value to 1). integer Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 32

config tagging

Parameter Name Description Type Size
category Tag category. string Maximum length: 63
tags <name> Tags.
Tag name.
string Maximum length: 79