Address Group Settings

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The Address Group Settings page inside the Settings dialog:

The Address Group Settings page is used to create and manage address groups. You can assign addresses to these groups on the different Address Filter Settings pages inside the Settings dialog. Address groups can be displayed in the Packet List by adding the MAC Grp. or Layer 3 Grp. columns on the Packet List Columns Settings page. And you can use Address Group statistics modules for the Statistics View, the Load over Time Statistics View, and for Reports.

The Address Groups list contains two columns with different name formats for each group. The right column shows the raw name of the address group that was used when creating the group. This is also the name that is displayed in the Group combo box of the Address Filter Settings pages. The left column contains editable descriptions that can be used for more detailed information about an address group. You can display either format in the Packet List and the Statistics View. To edit a description, select an address group name in the first column, then click it a second time or press F2 or Insert on the keyboard. To accept the changes click outside the edit box or press Enter on the keyboard. To cancel editing press Esc on the keyboard. Addresses groups are added to the address database by using the edit box below the list (see 2).

You cannot delete address groups from this list while the application is running. But you can specify whether address group information will be saved or not when the application is closed. The current state is revealed by the disk icons on the left of the address group names. A strikethrough disk symbol refers to address group entries that will be discarded, while address group entries marked by a dark disk will be saved on disk. To toggle the persistence state, click the disk symbol or press the space bar on the keyboard while one or more entries are selected.

Note: Changes to the address group descriptions, colors, and persistence states are applied immediately and won't be undone if you click the Cancel button.

This is an edit box to add new address groups to the address database. After entering the address group name, click the + button or press the Enter key to add it to the list.

This is a color selector button. Click it to open a color selection dialog to change the color of the address group name in the different views and in reports. You can choose Default in this dialog to remove the color information from the address group entry.