A Consolidated Guide to the different object types

Description

This article consist of Knowledge Base articles for various type of objects in Sonicwall.

Resolution

Sonicwall firewalls offer following types of objects to be used in its policies. 

  1. Address Objects (IP Address based )
  2. Service Objects (Port number based )
  3. Content Filter Object ( for CFS policies)
  4. Bandwidth Object ( for bandwidth management)
  5. Match Object
  6. Action Object
  7. AWS Object
  8. Schedule Object
  9. Dynamic External Address Group (DEAG)

 

S.No.            Type                  Related Knowledge Base Articles
  1. Address Object (IP Address based)  Configuring Address objects in Gen7 devices
    Configuring Address objects in Gen6/6.5 or other models
    Address Object Name Constraints 
    Configuring Address objects via CLI
    Understanding FQDN address object 
    Impact of FQDN address objects on CPU 
   
   
  2. Service Object (Port number based)  Configuring Service Objects in Gen7 devices
    Configuring Service Objects in Gen6/6.5 or other models
    Configuring Service Objects via CLI
   
  3. Content Filter Object (for CFS policies)  Configuring URI object in Gen7 device
    Configuring URI object in gen6/6.5 or other models
    Importing URI list from a text file
    How does URI expression work
    Configuring CFS Profile Object
    Configuring CFS Action Object
   
  4. Bandwidth Object (for bandwidth management)  Configuring Bandwidth Object in Gen7 devices
    Configuring Bandwidth Object in Gen6/6.5 or other models
   
  5. Match Object  Understanding Match Objects
    Configuring Match Objects in Gen7 devices
    Configuring Match Objects in gen6/6.5 or other models
   
  6. Action Object  Understanding Action Objects
    Configuring Action Objects in Gen7 devices
    Configuring Action Objects in Gen6/6.5 or other models
    
  7. AWS Object  Configuring AWS Objects in Gen7 devices
    Configuring AWS Objects in Gen 6/6.5 devices
   
  8. Schedule Object  Configuring Schedules in Gen7 devies
    Configuring Schedules in Gen6/6.5 or other models
   
  9. Dynamic External Address Group (DEAG)  Configuring Dynamic Address Objects in Gen7 devices
    Configuring Dynamic Address Obecjts in Gen6/6.5 or other models
   

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