1.12.5 Entry format for connection destinations

The format in which connection destinations are entered depends on the way in which the destination is specified (as a single destination, a range of destinations, or all destinations).

Table 1‒20: Entry format for connection destinations
Type	How destination is specified	Entry format	Description
Host name	Single destination	Enter the connection destination in regular expression format. The pattern of the regular expression must conform to PCRE syntax. You can enter a regular expression that corresponds to several host names. The comparison of the host names registered at a connection destination against the host names specified in the plug-in property is not case sensitive.
	Range of destinations
	All destinations
IPv4	Single destination	`xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx`	Indicates the IP address `xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.` `xxx` A number from 0 to 255. `.` A delimiter between numbers.
	Range of destinations	`xxx.xxx.xxx.aaa-bbb`	Indicates IP addresses in the range from `xxx.xxx.xxx.aaa` to `xxx.xxx.xxx.bbb.` `xxx` A number from 0 to 255. . A delimiter between numbers. `aaa` A number from 0 to 255. - A symbol indicating that a number range is specified. `bbb` A number from aaa+1 to 255.
	All destinations	`*`	Indicates all IP addresses. `*` A symbol that represents all IP addresses.
IPv6	Single destination	Specify a unicast address as defined in RFC2373.
	Range of destinations	Specify an address range using a network prefix as defined in RFC2373.
	All destinations	`*`	Indicates all IP addresses. `*` A symbol that represents all IP addresses.

Table 1‒21: Examples of specifying connection destinations in IPv4 format
Example	Description
`192.168.1.5`	Indicates the IP address 192.168.1.5.
`192.168.1.1-255`	Indicates the IP addresses in the range from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.255.
`192.168.1.5-15`	Indicates the IP addresses in the range from 192.168.1.5 to 192.168.1.15.
`*`	Indicates all IP addresses.

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