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To export Address-Groups, generate a new copy of running-config.xml and save it as address-group.xml.
 
To export Address-Groups, generate a new copy of running-config.xml and save it as address-group.xml.
  
Search for tag <address-group> and delete all the text before this tag and also delete all the text after the tag </address-group>
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Search for tag <address-group> and delete all the text '''before''' this tag and also delete all the text '''after''' the tag </address-group>

Revision as of 19:27, 20 September 2016


In the Web GUI select Device > Setup > Operations and click on Export Named Configuration Snapshot

From the pop-up menu select running-config.xml, and click OK

Now edit the xml file and remove all tags until the first <security>, and also remove all tags after </security>

Add a header: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

Now do a find and replace option for keyword <member>, replace <member> with blank (nothing)

Save as policy.xml

Open a new Excel Spreadsheet and click on MenuBar DATA > From Other Sources > From XML Data import

To improve visualisation, replace “ “ (space) with blank (nothing)

To export Address-Groups, generate a new copy of running-config.xml and save it as address-group.xml.

Search for tag <address-group> and delete all the text before this tag and also delete all the text after the tag </address-group>