IP Mapping is the action of assigning a custom name to an IP Address.
This is a filter that can be created by assigning a custom name (text) to an IP address.
- Device private. IP v4 mapping
- Device public. IP v4 mapping
It can be used to filter IP address data by searching for the custom name instead of the IP address itself.
Create IP Mapping #
Navigate to Shield → Configuration → Monitoring Ranges → IP Mapping
This will allow you to set up IP Mapping.
Click on + Add a mapping and a pop-up menu will be displayed. Fill in the details.
- Public IP – Use direct (eg. 72.14.0.154) or network addresses (eg. 64.233.187.99/8). All network addresses must end with a CIDR.
- Private IP – Use direct (eg. 72.14.0.154) or network addresses (eg. 64.233.187.99/8). All network addresses must end with a CIDR.
- Display Name – Display name for Public IP when a field is set, Private IP when a field is set, or Private IP when both fields are set.
- Active – Activate IP mapping
- Coordinates latitude – set default latitude
- Coordinates longtitude – set default longtitude
- City name – set default City name
Result #
When clicking on Save the IP Mapping will be saved to the list.
Click again on the Save button below – to save the settings.
Under the Action tab – the IP Mapping can be edited (pen icon) or deleted (x icon).
Filter by IP Mapping #
In the Shield console, we can run a search everywhere by the IP Mapping filter.
For example:
Search for the browsing filtered by the Mapped IP.
- Device private. IP v4 mapping
- Device public. IP v4 mapping
The filters above are available in every section under Audit in Shield console.
Those filters can be used to filter IP addresses.
Instead of manually entering the IP address, the IP mapped custom name can be used.
