• About SonicOS and SonicOSX 7
  • What is SonicOS/X 7?
  • Where Do I Find Information?
  • SonicOS Web Interface to Admin Guides Reference
  • SonicOSX Web Interface to Admin Guides Reference
  • Guide Conventions
• Firewall Management Methods
• About the SonicOS/X Management Interface
  • Logging into SonicOS/X
  • Logging Out of SonicOS/X
  • Contemporary vs Classic Web Interface
  • Global Search
  • Online Help
  • Notification Center
  • SonicOS/X Guides (Wizards)
  • SSH Terminal Access
  • About the Top Menu Views
  • About the API and CLI
  • Legal Information
• What's New in SonicOS/X 7.0.1
• Features in Both SonicOS and SonicOSX
• Features Specific to SonicOSX
  • About Unified Policies in SonicOSX
  • About the Shadow Feature
  • About Action Profiles
• Features Specific to TZ, NSa and NSsp 13700
  • Switch Management
  • PortShield Groups
  • Access Points Management
  • WWAN and 4G/LTE
  • Storage Device Configuration
• Features Specific to NSv
  • Feature Support on NSv Series
  • Changing Between SonicOS and SonicOSX
    • Choosing the Mode in Fresh Deployments or Upgrades
    • Changing From Classic to Policy Mode
    • Changing From Policy to Classic Mode
• Features Specific to NSsp 15700
  • About Multi-Instance
• SonicWall Support

About Action Profiles

Action profiles are used in Security Rules and DoS Rules and are configured globally under OBJECTS | Actions Profiles. Click the +Add button to configure all types of action profiles for use in the policy rule.

Security Rule Action Profiles:

The Add Security Action Profile page provides the following screens to configure action profiles for Security Rules:

• Bandwidth/QoS
• Anti-Virus
• Threat Prevention
• Anti-Spyware
• Botnet Filter
• Content Filter
• Block Page and Logging
• Miscellaneous

When the Add Security Action Profile window opens, the first screen is Bandwidth/QoS. You can select other tabs/screens to configure other types of Action Profiles.

The Miscellaneous screen provides options for:

• Connection Settings
• Advanced Settings
• SIP / H.323
• For Traffic from an Unauthenticated User

DoS Rule Action Profiles:

The Add DoS Action Profile page provides the following screens to configure action profiles for DoS Rules:

• Flood Protection
• DDoS Protection
• Attack Protection
• Connection Limiting