PLANET CS-2001 - Manual (Page 137)

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Terms in Address
Name
 An easily identifiable name to represent the IP address or addresses.
Address type
 Used to designate the IP range and IPv6 address / prefix length or IP /
netmask IP.
IP Version
 IPv4 or IPv6 can be selected.
IP Address
 Represents a host or subnet; and can be categorized into three kinds, i.e. LAN IP
address, WAN IP address and DMZ IP address.
Netmask
 Enter 255.255.255.255 to represent the single IPv4 address that you entered in IP
Address.
 As an example, to represent the subnet from a class C IPv4 address such as
192.168.100.1, enter 255.255.255.0 into the Netmask field.
Prefix Length
 Enter 128 to represent a single IPv6 address.
 To represent an IPv6 subnet (for example
21DA:D3:0:2F3B:2AA:FF:FE28:9C5A with a prefix of 1DA:D3:0:2F3B) then
Prefix length should be set to 64.
MAC Address
 Specifying a MAC address for the specified host helps to prevent unauthorized
access.
Interface
 Specifys the interface that the IP address or addresses belongs to.