IPv6 geography-based addresses

Geography-based IPv6 addresses can be created and applied to IPv6 firewall policies.

IPv6 geography-based addresses do not support geoip-override or geoip-anycast.

To create an IPv6 geography-based address in the GUI:

1. Go to Policy and Objects > Addresses and select IPv6 Address.

2. Click Create new.

3. Enter a name for the address.

4. Set Type to IPv6 Geography.

5. Select the Country/Region from the list.

6. Optionally, enter comments.

   

7. Click OK.

To use the IPv6 geography address in a policy:

1. Go to Policy & Objects > Firewall Policy.

2. Edit an existing policy, or create a new one, using the IPv6 geography address as the Source or Destination Address.

   

3. In the policy list, hover over the address to view details.

   

To configure an IPv6 geography-based address in the CLI:

1. Create an IPv6 geography-based address:

   config firewall address6
       edit "test-ipv6-geoip"
           set type geography
           set color 6
           set comment "IPv6 Geography address"
           set country "CA"
       next
   end

2. Use the IPv6 geography-based address in a policy:

   config firewall policy
       edit 1
           set name "test-policy6-1"
           set srcintf "port6"
           set dstintf "port5"
           set srcaddr6 "all"
           set dstaddr6 "test-ipv6-geoip"
           set action accept
           set schedule "always"
           set service "ALL"
           set nat enable
       next
   end