To Assign Templates to Hosts

1. In the Security Administrator role, open the Security Families tool.

   See "To Open the Security Families Tool" for the steps in detail.

2. To change the assignment of a computer or network to a template, double-click the name of the ALL template.

   All computers and networks that are currently in the ALL family display in the right hand pane.

3. Double-click the icon for the computer or network, then choose Action->Properties.

   The Modify Remote Host Entry dialog displays with the IP address of the network or computer at its top.

4. Supply the desired values in the fields in the Template Manager, and click OK.

5. To assign an existing template to a computer or network, double-click the name of a template.

   All computers currently defined in the same Security Family display in the right hand pane.

6. Choose Action->Add Host.

   The New Remote Host Entry dialog displays.

7. Type in either the Hostname or the IP Address for any computer or network to which the template should be assigned.

   If a Hostname is entered, when you click the Load button the IP address is looked up. If an IP Address is entered, then the hostname is looked up. The IP Address field accepts any valid IPv4 or IPv6 address for the computer or network.

8. Type in an optional Prefix Length that indicates the length of the network portion of the address.

9. Choose the name of a template from the Template pull-down menu.

10. Click OK.