Networks Overview

navigate to the sidebar menu networks this will open the main dashboard for managing your network identifiers overview the networks module is the bridge between your physical infrastructure and your security rules before you can apply any filtering policy, the system must be able to recognize who is making the dns requests this section allows you to define and manage the ip addresses or identifiers that represent your locations (e g , office, home, branch a) and link them to a specific protection policy understanding network types different environments require different methods of identification use the top navigation bar to select the configuration that matches your internet connection type connection type description & use case docid\ hrdb0awk beeswm7s67kb used for networks with a permanent, unchanging public ip address this is the most common and stable method for businesses docid\ zuobggupdzccp0mc3hppg used when you own a sequential block of public ip addresses (e g , from 10 to 20) and want to map them all to a single rule docid 9s g4pp1wczpj3jdyvnu0 similar to ranges but defined using cidr notation (e g , /24 or /29) useful for isps or large enterprises routing entire subnets dynamic ips used for residential or small business connections where the public ip changes periodically requires an update agent or script to keep the ip current third party ddns compatible with existing dynamic dns providers (like no ip or dyndns) use this if your router is already configured to update a third party hostname docid\ m2pds3ygfmdq ahe26hes identifies users via a unique encrypted token (dns over https/tls) rather than their ip address ideal for roaming devices or working from home (w\ f h )