• SonicOS 7
• Zones
  • How Zones Work
  • Predefined Zones
  • Security Types
  • Allow Interface Trust
  • Enabling SonicWall Security Services on Zones
  • Effect of Wireless and Non-Wireless Controller Modes
    • Effects of Enabling Non-Wireless Controller Mode
    • Effects of Enabling Wireless Controller Mode
  • Match Objects > Zones
    • The Zone Settings Table
    • Adding a New Zone
    • Configuring a Zone for Guest Access
    • Configuring a Zone for Open Authentication and Social Login
    • Configuring a Zone for Captive Portal Authentication with RADIUS
    • Configuring a Zone for Customized Policy Message
    • Configuring a Zone for Customized Login Page
    • Configuring the WLAN Zone
    • Configuring the RADIUS Server
    • Configuring DPI-SSL Granular Control per Zone
    • Enabling Automatic Redirection to the User-Policy Page
    • Deleting a Zone
• Addresses
  • Types of Address Objects
  • About Address Groups
  • About UUIDs for Address Objects and Groups
  • Addresses Page
    • Common Features
      • Common Functions
      • Common Column Headings
    • Sorting the Entries
  • Default Address Objects and Groups
  • Default Pref64 Address Object
  • Default Rogue Address Groups
  • Adding an Address Object
  • Editing Address Objects
  • Deleting Custom Address Objects
  • Purging MAC or FQDN Address Objects
  • Creating Address Groups
  • Editing Address Groups
  • Deleting Address Groups
  • Working with Dynamic Address Objects
    • Key Features of Dynamic Address Objects
    • Enforcing the Use of Sanctioned Servers on the Network
    • Using MAC and FQDN Dynamic Address Objects
      • Blocking All Protocol Access to a Domain using FQDN DAOs
      • Using an Internal DNS Server for FQDN-based Access Rules
      • Controlling a Dynamic Host’s Network Access by MAC Address
      • Bandwidth Managing Access to an Entire Domain
• Services
  • About Default Service Objects and Groups
  • Predefined IP Protocols for Custom Service Objects
  • Adding Service Objects using Predefined Protocols
  • Adding Custom IP Type Services
    • Configuration Example
  • Editing Custom Service Objects
  • Deleting Custom Service Objects
  • Adding Custom Service Groups
  • Editing Custom Service Groups
  • Deleting Custom Service Groups
• URI Lists
  • About URIs and the URI List
  • About URI List Groups
  • About Keywords and the Keyword List
  • Matching URI List Objects
  • Using URI List Objects
  • Managing URI List Objects
    • About the URI List Objects Table
    • Configuring URI List Objects
    • Exporting a URI List Object
    • Editing a URI List Object
    • Deleting URI List Objects
  • Managing URI List Groups
    • About the URI List Groups Table
    • Adding URI List Groups
    • Editing a URI List Group
    • Deleting URI List Groups
• Match Objects
  • About Match Objects
    • About Regular Expressions
      • Regular Expression Syntax
    • About Negative Matching
  • About Application List Objects
    • About Application Filters
    • About Category Filters
  • Configuring a Match Object
  • Configuring Application List Objects
• Schedules
  • Adding a Custom Schedule
  • Modifying Schedules
  • Deleting Custom Schedules
• Dynamic Group
  • About the Dynamic External Address Group File
  • DEAG and DEAO Maximums
  • High Availability Requirements
  • Adding a Dynamic External Object
  • Editing Dynamic External Objects
  • Deleting Dynamic External Objects
• Email Addresses
  • Configuring Email Address Objects
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

About Category Filters

The Category screen provides a list of application categories for selection. You can select any combination of categories and then save your selections as a category filter object with a custom name. The image below shows the dialog with the description of the application categories.

To create a custom category filter object:

1. Clear the Auto-generate match object name checkbox and type in a name for the object in the Match Object Name field.
2. Select the checkboxes for one or more categories.

3. Click Save.

   The object name is listed on the Object > Match Objects page with an object type of Application Category List. This object can be selected when creating an App Rules policy or an App Based Route policy.

   

Application list objects created using the Auto-generate match object name option display a tilde (~) as the first character of the object name.