FPCNetworkSet Object

The FPCNetworkSet object represents a single network set.

The networks defined in an array that are included in or excluded from the network set are specified in the Networks property. When an enterprise with central array management is deployed, enterprise networks can also be included in the network set or excluded from it, and network sets can be also be defined on the enterprise level.

Note Enterprise networks are not available in Forefront TMG Medium Business Edition.

By default, the following predefined network sets are supplied with Forefront TMG:

All Networks (and Local Host). A predefined network set that includes all the networks defined in the array, including the Local Host network.
All Protected Networks. A predefined network set that includes all the networks defined in the array except the built-in External network.

Network sets are referenced in the properties of several objects.

The network sets that are included in or excluded from a set of IP addresses are specified by including references to the applicable FPCNetworkSet objects in the FPCRefs collection held in the NetworkSets property of the FPCSelectionIPs object.
The network sets from which VPN clients and remote VPN servers can initiate VPN connections are specified by including references to the applicable FPCNetworkSet objects in the FPCRefs collection held in the NetworkSetsToListenOn property of the FPCVpnConfiguration object.
The network sets to which a Web listener listens are specified by including references to the applicable FPCNetworkSet objects in the FPCRefs collection held in the SourceNetworkSets property of the FPCWebListener object.
The network sets from which Forefront TMG listens for requests on behalf of the server published by a server publishing rule are specified by including references to the applicable FPCNetworkSet objects in the FPCRefs collection held in the IPsOnNetworkSets property of the FPCServerPublishingProperties object for the rule.

The FPCNetworkSet object is an element of the FPCNetworkSets collection, and a new object representing a network set can be created by calling the Add method of this collection.

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Inheritance

This object inherits from the FPCPersist object, which contains methods and properties related to the persistent storage of an object's data. They include methods for exporting an object's data to and importing it from an XML document.

Methods

The FPCNetworkSet object does not define any methods.

Properties

The FPCNetworkSet object defines the following properties.

Property	Description
Description	Gets or sets the description of the network set.
EnterpriseNetworks	Gets an FPCRefs collection that contains references to the FPCEnterpriseNetwork objects defining the enterprise networks that are included in or excluded from the network set.
Name	Gets or sets the name of the network set.
Networks	Gets an FPCRefs collection that contains references to the FPCNetwork objects defining the networks included in or excluded from the network set.
NetworkSetType	Gets a value from the FpcNetworkSetType enumerated type that specifies whether the network set includes only the networks specified in the Networks and EnterpriseNetworks properties, or includes all networks except the networks specified in the Networks and EnterpriseNetworks properties.
Predefined	Gets a Boolean value that indicates whether the network set is a predefined network set that was created during the installation of Forefront TMG and cannot be deleted.

Methods Inherited from FPCPersist

Name	Description
CancelWaitForChanges	Cancels the registration established by the WaitForChanges method (for use in C and C++ programming only).
CanImport	Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the object's properties can be imported from the specified XML document.
Export	Recursively writes the stored values of all the properties of the object and its subobjects to the specified XML document.
ExportToFile	Recursively writes the stored values of all the properties of the object and its subobjects to the specified XML file.
GetServiceRestartMask	Retrieves a 32-bit bitmask of the FpcServices enumerated type that specifies which services need to be restarted for currently unsaved changes to take effect.
Import	Recursively copies the values of all the properties of the object and of its subobjects from the specified XML document to persistent storage.
ImportFromFile	Recursively copies the values of all the properties of the object and of its subobjects from the specified XML file to persistent storage.
LoadDocProperties	Provides the XML document's properties so that you can know what information can be imported from the document.
Refresh	Recursively reads the values of all the properties of the object and of its subobjects from persistent storage, overwriting any changes that have not been saved.
Save	Recursively writes the current values of all the properties of the object and its subobjects to persistent storage.
WaitForChanges	Registers to wait for an event indicating that the contents of the object have changed (for use in C and C++ programming only).

Properties Inherited from FPCPersist

Name	Description
PersistentName	Gets the persistent name of the object. The persistent name of an object is a name that is unique for the object at the respective level of the COM object hierarchy.
VendorParameterSets	Gets an FPCVendorParametersSets collection that can hold sets of custom data for extending the object.

Interfaces for C++ Programming

This object implements the IFPCNetworkSet and IFPCEENetworkSet interfaces.

Requirements

Client	Requires Windows Vista or Windows XP.
Server	Requires Windows Server 2008.
Version	Requires Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG).
IDL	Declared in Msfpccom.idl.