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HIP Objects General Tab

  • Objects
    GlobalProtect
    HIP Objects
    <hip-object>
    General
Select the
General
tab to specify a name for the new HIP object and configure the object to match against general host information such as domain, operating system, or the type of network connectivity it has.
HIP Object General Settings
Description
Name
Enter a name for the HIP object (up to 31 characters). The name is case-sensitive and must be unique. Use only letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens, and underscores.
Shared
If you select
Shared
, the current HIP objects become available to:
Every virtual system (vsys) on the firewall, if you are logged in to a firewall that is in multiple virtual system mode. If you clear this selection, the object will be available to only the vsys selected in the
Virtual System
drop-down of the
Objects
tab. For a firewall that is not in multi-vsys mode, this option is not available in the HIP Object dialog.
All device groups on Panorama™. If you clear this selection, the object will be available only to the device group selected in the
Device Group
drop-down of the
Objects
tab.
After you save the object, you cannot change its
Shared
setting. Select
Objects
GlobalProtect
HIP Objects
to see the current
Location
.
Description
(
Optional
) Enter a description.
Host Info
Select this option to activate the options for configuring the host information.
Managed
Filter based on whether the endpoint is managed or not managed. To match endpoints that are managed, select
Yes
. To match endpoints that are not managed, select
No
.
Disable override (
Panorama only
)
Controls override access to the HIP object in the device groups that are descendants of the
Device Group
selected in the
Objects
tab. Select this option to prevent administrators from creating local copies of the object in descendant device groups by overriding its inherited values. This option is cleared by default (override is enabled).
Domain
To match on a domain name, choose an operator from the drop-down and enter a string to match.
OS
To match on a host OS, choose
Contains
from the first drop-down, select a vendor from the second drop-down, and then select an OS version from the third drop-down; or you can select
All
to match on any OS version from the selected vendor.
Client Version
To match on a specific version number, select an operator from the drop-down and then enter a string to match (or not match) in the text box.
Host Name
To match on a specific host name or part of a host name, select an operator from the drop-down and then enter a string to match (or not match, depending on what operator you selected) in the text box.
Host ID
The host ID is a unique ID that GlobalProtect assigns to identify the host. The host ID value varies by device type:
  • Windows
    —Machine GUID stored in the Windows registry (HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\MachineGuid)
  • macOS
    —MAC address of the first built-in physical network interface
  • Android
    —Android ID
  • iOS
    —UDID
  • Linux
    —Product UUID retrieved from the system DMI table
  • Chrome
    —GlobalProtect-assigned unique alphanumeric string with length of 32 characters
To match on a specific host ID, select the operator from the drop-down and then enter a string to match (or not match, depending on what operator you selected) in the text box.
Serial Number
To match on all or part of an endpoint serial number, choose an operator from the drop-down and then enter a string to match.
Network
Use this field to enable filtering on a specific mobile device network configuration. This match criteria applies to mobile devices only.
Select an operator from the drop-down and then select the type of network connection to filter on from the second drop-down:
Wifi
,
Mobile
,
Ethernet
(available only for
Is Not
filters), or
Unknown
. After you select a network type, enter any additional strings to match on, if available, such as the Mobile
Carrier
or Wifi
SSID
.

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