• 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

Addresses

Address objects (AOs) allow for entities to be defined one time, and to be re-used in multiple referential instances throughout the SonicOS interface. While more effort is involved in creating an address object than in simply entering an IP address, address objects were implemented to complement the management scheme of SonicOS, providing the following characteristics:

• Zone Association – When defined, host, MAC, and FQDN AOs require an explicit zone designation. In most areas of the interface (such as access rules) this is only used referentially. The functional application are the contextually accurate populations of address object drop-down menus and the area of VPN access definitions assigned to users and groups. When AOs are used to define VPN access, the access rule auto-creation process refers to the AO’s zone to determine the correct intersection of VPN [zone] for rule placement. In other words, if the host AO, 192.168.168.200 Host, belonging to the LAN zone was added to VPN access for the Trusted Users user group, the auto-created access rule would be assigned to the VPN LAN zone.
• Management and Handling – The versatile family of address objects types can be easily used throughout the SonicOS interface, allowing for handles (for example, when defining access rules) to be quickly defined and managed. The ability to simply add or remove members from address groups effectively enables modifications of referencing rules and policies without requiring direct manipulation.
• Reusability – Objects only need to be defined once, and can then be easily referenced as many times as needed.

For example, take an internal web server with an IP address of 67.115.118.80. Rather than repeatedly typing in the IP address when constructing access rules or NAT policies, you can create a single entity called My Web Server as a host address object with an IP address of 67.115.118.80. This address object, My Web Server, can then be easily and efficiently selected from a drop-down list in any configuration screen that employs address objects as a defining criterion.

• Types of Address Objects
• About Address Groups
• About UUIDs for Address Objects and Groups
• Addresses Page
• 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