def changeIpRangesParams(connection, sessionUrl, ipOptionsToChangeDict):
    '''
        This method is used to change certain properties on an IP Range.

        Args:
        - connection is the connection object that manages the HTTP data transfers between the client and the REST API
        - sessionUrl is the address of the session that should run the test
        - ipOptionsToChangeDict is the Python dict holding the items in the IP range that will be changed.
            (ipOptionsToChangeDict format -> { IP Range name : { optionName : optionValue } })
    '''
    communityListUrl = "%s/ixload/test/activeTest/communityList" % sessionUrl

    communityList = connection.httpGet(url=communityListUrl)

    for community in communityList:
        stackUrl = "%s/%s/network/stack" % (communityListUrl, community.objectID)

        rangeListUrl = getIPRangeListUrlForNetworkObj(connection, stackUrl)
        rangeList = connection.httpGet(rangeListUrl)

        for rangeObj in rangeList:
            if rangeObj.name in list(ipOptionsToChangeDict):
                rangeObjUrl = "%s/%s" % (rangeListUrl, rangeObj.objectID)
                paramDict = ipOptionsToChangeDict[rangeObj.name]

                performGenericPatch(connection, rangeObjUrl, paramDict)