Scopes are logical groupings of IP addresses associated with
a specific subnet mask. IP addresses are allocated from scopes
when services such as Windows Web Hosting are provisioned to an organization when IP-based sites are created. Scopes
and IP addresses are not used when name-based sites are created.
If an organization a site that uses an IP address
is removed, the IP address is placed at the end of the scope's available
IP addresses.
Go to the
Add Scope form.
On the Add Scope
form, provide the following information:
Name.
The name of the scope. Any combination of characters is allowed.
Description.
Additional information you want to provide about the scope or its intended
use. Any combination of characters is allowed.
Add
addresses. Select this check box to add the range of IP addresses
to the scope. Clear it to add the scope without adding a range of IP addresses.
You can add IP addresses to the scope later.
Subnet
Mask. The subnet mask associated with the scope (supplied automatically).
First
IP to Add. The first IP address in the range of addresses added
with the scope.
Last
IP to Add. The last IP address in the range of addresses added
with the scope. There are two ways to specify the end of the IP address
range:
Specify
End IP Address. Select this to manually enter the last IP address
in the range.
Generate
End IP Address. Select this to have the system calculate the last
valid IP address in the subnet based on the address you entered in the
First IP to Add box.
Number
of IP addresses. The number of IP addresses to be added with the
scope.