The boundary properties general tab is used to configure boundary settings depending on the type of boundary.
 Important |
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| If the boundary is a predefined SMS 2003 child boundary it is not editable. In order to change SMS 2003 child boundaries, you must first delete the pre-existing boundary and then create a new boundary for the site from within the Configuration Manager console |
- Description
- Displays the boundary description and allows you to modify it.
- Site Code
- Displays the site code that the selected boundary applies to.
- Type
- Displays the current boundary type and allows you to change it to one of the following options: IP Subnet, Active Directory Site, IP v6 Prefix, or IP Address Range.
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- IP Subnet.
- Network:
- Subnet mask:
- Subnet ID:
- Network:
- IP Subnet.
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- Active Directory Site. Maximum 63
characters.
- Site name:
- Browse button.
- Site name:
- Active Directory Site. Maximum 63
characters.
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- IP v6 Prefix
- Prefix:
NoteWhen configuring IPv6 prefixes as boundaries for Configuration Manager sites, prefixes entered using IPv6 zero compression are converted to the full IPv6 subnet format. For example, an IPv6 prefix entered as "aa::bb" would need to be translated into "00AA:0000:0000:00BB".
- Prefix:
- IP v6 Prefix
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- IP Address Range
- Starting address:
- Ending address:
- Starting address:
- IP Address Range
- Network Connection
- You must specify whether clients located within this boundary
will communicate with the site using a network that is one of the
following options:
- Slow or unreliable.
- Fast (LAN).
- Slow or unreliable.
- OK
- Saves any changes and exits the dialog box.
- Cancel
- Exits the dialog box without saving any changes.
- Help
- Opens the help topic for this tab of the dialog box.