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ZyWALL USG 1000 User’s Guide
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 Addresses
41.1  Overview
Address objects can represent a single IP address or a range of IP addresses. 
Address groups are composed of address objects and other address groups. 
41.1.1  What You Can Do in this Chapter
• The Address screen (
) provides a summary of all 
addresses in the ZyWALL. Use the Address Add/Edit screen to create a new 
address or edit an existing one.
• Use  the  Address Group summary screen (
) and the 
Address Group Add/Edit screen, to maintain address groups in the ZyWALL.
41.1.2  What You Need To Know
Address objects and address groups are used in dynamic routes, firewall rules, 
application patrol, content filtering, and VPN connection policies. For example, 
addresses are used to specify where content restrictions apply in content filtering. 
Please see the respective sections for more information about how address objects 
and address groups are used in each one.
Address groups are composed of address objects and address groups. The 
sequence of members in the address group is not important.
• See 
 for related information on these screens.
• See 
 for how to create a public IP address range object 
for using multiple static public WAN IP addresses for LAN to WAN traffic.
41.2  Address Summary Screen
The address screens are used to create, maintain, and remove addresses. There 
are the types of address objects.
• HOST - a host address is defined by an IP Address.