To configure an IP Prefix List policy

Steps
 

Choose Policies→Filter→IP Prefix List from the NFM-P main menu. The Filter - IP Prefix Lists form opens.


Click Create or select an existing policy and click Properties. The Filter - IP Prefix List (Create|Edit) form opens.


Configure the parameters as required.


Configure IP prefix list member entries as required:

  1. Click on the IP Prefix List Members tab and click Create, or choose an entry in the list and click Properties. The IP Prefix List Member (Create) form opens.

  2. Configure the parameters.

  3. Click Apply to save your entry and create another, or click OK to save your entry and close the form. The newly-defined member appears in the list on the IP Prefix List Members tab.


Configure IP prefix list excluded member entries as required:

Note: You cannot configure excluded members and apply path members in the same policy.

  1. Click on the IP Prefix List Exclude Members tab and click Create, or choose an entry in the list and click Properties. The IP Prefix List Exclude Member (Create) form opens.

  2. Configure the parameters.

  3. Click Apply to save your entry and create another, or click OK to save your entry and close the form. The newly-defined excluded member appears in the list on the IP Prefix List Excluded Members tab.


Configure apply path member entries as required:

Note: You cannot configure apply path members and excluded members in the same policy.

  1. Click on the Apply Path Members tab and click Create, or choose an entry in the list and click Properties. The Apply Path Member (Create) form opens.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

  3. Click Apply to save your entry and create another, or click OK to save your entry and close the form. The newly-defined apply path member appears in the list on the Apply Path Members tab.


Save your changes and close the Filter - IP Prefix List (Create|Edit) form.


To release and distribute the policy, click Search on the Filter - IP Prefix Lists form, select the newly created policy and click Properties. The Filter - IP Prefix List (Edit) form opens.


Perform the required steps in To release and distribute a policy to release and distribute the policy.


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To associate a newly-created IPv4 IP Prefix List with an ACL IP Filter policy, see To configure an ACL IP filter policy. For ACL IPv6 filters, see To configure an ACL IPv6 filter policy. In either of those procedures, you can specify an IP Prefix List by configuring the Source IP Prefix and/or the Destination IP Prefix parameters for a filter entry.


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To associate a newly-created IPv4 or IPv6 IP Prefix List with a CPM Filter policy, see the NSP System Administrator Guide.


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Save your changes and close the forms.

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