A Consolidated Guide to the different object types

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

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

Address Objects (IP Address based )
Service Objects (Port number based )
Content Filter Object ( for CFS policies)
Bandwidth Object ( for bandwidth management)
Match Object
Action Object
AWS Object
Schedule Object
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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