Variable as IP address
Data variables are added to the templates in the format <VariableDelimiter><VariableName><VariableDelimiter>, e.g. <<IPAddress>>. The variables can be included anywhere within the template. Multiple variables may be added to a single cell.
The data variable name is prefixed and suffixed by predefined characters (defaults ‘<<‘ and ‘>>‘). These characters are defined in the Project Settings.
The general format of the IP data variables is as below:
<$<<VVV>>,<<ZZZ>>$>
• VVV – The name of the IP address variable from which the new IP address will be calculated, formatted as a standard variable including left and right delimiters.
• ZZZ – This value defines an offset, formatted as a integer. The value of ZZZ will be added to the IP address value of VVV before doing the variable replacement. This value can be either a specified amount, or a variable i.e. ‘1’ or a variable lookup <<IncrementVal>>.
Example 1, Add an offset to an IP address:
<$192.168.1.1,1$>
•<$ and $> – The IP Variable delimiter characters
•192.168.1.1 – IPSubnet variable to be referenced
•1 – Offset the IP by 3 from the IPSubnet variable or a variable to lookup <<IncrementVal>>
Although it's possible to place an IP address directly into the template, it's not very useful.
Example 2, Add an offset to an IP address:
<$<<IPSubnet>>,3$>
•<$ and $> – The IP Variable delimiter characters
•<<IPSubnet>> – IPSubnet variable to be referenced
•3 – Offset the IP by 3 from the IPSubnet variable or a variable to lookup <<IncrementVal>>
Example 3, Add an offset to an IP address:
<$<<IPSubnet>>,<<IncrementVal>>$>
•<$ and $> – The IP Variable delimiter characters
•<<IPSubnet>> – IPSubnet variable to be referenced
•<<IncrementVal>> – A variable to lookup which defines the IP offset amount.
Example 4, Add an offset to an IP address, twice:
<$<$<<IPSubnet>>,<<IncrementVal1>>$>,<<IncrementVal2>>$>
•<$ and $> – The IP Variable delimiter characters
•<<IPSubnet>> – IPSubnet variable to be referenced
•<<IncrementVal1>> – A variable to lookup which defines the IP offset amount.
•<<IncrementVal2>> – A variable to lookup which defines the IP offset amount.
CIDR IP Variables
IP variables may be defined as CIDR variables instead of just IP address e.g. 10.1.0.0/24
The IP address and/or subnet length may be extracted from the variable. The subnet length may be converted to a subnet mask or inverse mask if required.
Example 1, Add 11 to a CIDR IP Address:
<$<<CIDR>>,11$>
Example 2, Add the IncrementVal to CIDR IP Address:
<$<<CIDR>>,<<IncrementVal>>$>
Example 3, Extract the subnet length:
<$<<CIDR>>,LEN$>
Example 4, Extract the subnet length and convert to a subnet mask:
<$<<CIDR>>,MASK$>
Example 5, Extract the subnet length and convert to a wildcard mask:
<$<<CIDR>>,IMASK$>
Example 5, Extract the subnet broadcast address and decrement by value:
<$<<CIDR>>,BCAST,1$>
Example 65, Extract the subnet broadcast address and decrement by value:
<$<<CIDR>>,BCAST,<<VALUE>>$>
IPv6 Variables
IP variables may be defined as IPv6 variables instead of just IP address e.g. 2402:9400::0000:0000:0001/48
Example 1, Add 1 to a IPv6 Address:
<$2402:9400::0000:0000:0001/48,1$>
Example 2, Add the IncrementVal to IPv6 Address:
<$<<CIDR Variable>>,<<IncrementVal>>$>