Import and Export IP-Based Assignment Rules

Applies To: WatchGuard Advanced EPDR This topic applies to the WatchGuard Advanced EPDR endpoint security product., WatchGuard EPDR This topic applies to the WatchGuard EPDR endpoint security product., WatchGuard EDR This topic applies to the WatchGuard EDR endpoint security product., WatchGuard EPP This topic applies to the WatchGuard EPP endpoint security product.

To automatically assign computers to the group when Endpoint Security is installed, you can manually specify the IP addresses or an IP address range for the group. For more information, go to Add a Group that Assigns Computers Based on IP Address.

You can also import or export IP-based assignment rules and apply them to an existing group.

Import IP-Based Assignment Rules to a Group

To import IP-based assignment rules to a group, you must create an import text file.

• The import file must contain one or more rows of text.
• For individual IP addresses, include one address per row.
• For IP address ranges, include one range per row.
• Enter the complete group path below the All folder as: .\Group1\Group2\Group3, followed by a tab and the IP address or address range. For example: .\Windows\Laptops\Office (tab) 203.0.113.0

WatchGuard Endpoint Security interprets all specified paths as part of the selected group. If the groups indicated in the file do not already exist, Endpoint Security creates them and assigns the specified IP addresses to them.

To import IP-based assignment rules to an existing group:

1. In WatchGuard Cloud, select Configure > Endpoints.
2. Select Computers.
3. From the left pane, select My Organization.
4. Next to the group where you want to import IP-based rules, click .
5. Select Import IP-based assignment rules.
   The Import IP-based assignment rules dialog box opens.

6. Click Select File and select a file or drag a file into the dialog box.
7. Click Import.
   The IP addresses are assigned to the groups specified in the file. The icons on the My Organization tab update to reflect any changes to group type.

When you import a file with new group-IP pairs, Endpoint Security deletes all IP addresses previously assigned to an IP-based group.

When the process is complete, as new computers are integrated into Endpoint Security, they move to the relevant groups based on their IP address.

Export IP-Based Assignment Rules from a Group

To export a file with IP-based assignment rules:

1. In WatchGuard Cloud, select Configure > Endpoints.
2. Select Computers.
3. From the left pane, select My Organization.
4. Next to the group from which you want to export IP-based rules, click .
5. Select Export IP-based assignment rules.
   A CSV file downloads with the IP-based assignment rules defined for the group and its subgroups.
   

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Manage Groups