SonicOS/X 7 About SonicOS and SonicOSX
- About SonicOS and SonicOSX 7
- Firewall Management Methods
- About the SonicOS/X Management Interface
- What's New in SonicOS/X 7.0.1
- Features in Both SonicOS and SonicOSX
- Features Specific to SonicOSX
- Features Specific to TZ, NSa and NSsp 13700
- Features Specific to NSv
- Features Specific to NSsp 15700
- SonicWall Support
Feature Support on NSv Series
SonicOS/X 7 on SonicWall NSv Series supports the majority of features supported on SonicWall physical firewalls, with only a few exceptions. These exceptions are generally those features that control an external device, such as a switch, wireless hardware, or cellular WWAN devices.
The table below lists the key SonicOS and SonicOSX features and whether they are supported or not supported on the NSv Series.
| Main Category | Feature Category | Feature | Description | Supported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unified Policy Features | Unified Security Policy | Source/Destination IP, Port, Service, and User | SPI Rule based on user Information | Yes |
| Application Control | Application Signature and Component control within a Security Rule | Yes | ||
| CFS/Web Filtering | Content Filtering Rules within a Security Rule | Yes | ||
| Botnet | Botnet control within a Security Rule | Yes | ||
| Geo-IP / Country | Country-based control within a Security Rule | Yes | ||
| EndPoint Security Policy | Endpoint Security with Capture Client based on Rules | Yes | ||
| Rule Diagram | Pictorial view of a Security Policy, NAT Policy or Route Policy to assist in finding real-time statistics | Yes | ||
| Decryption Policy | Rules to inspect SSL/TLS traffic | Yes | ||
| DoS Policy | Rules to inspect Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed DoS (DDOS) attacks, such as flooding or Smurf | Yes | ||
| Profile Objects | Endpoint Security | Yes | ||
| Bandwidth Management | Yes | |||
| QoS Marking | Yes | |||
| Content Filter | Yes | |||
| Intrusion Prevention | Yes | |||
| DHCP Option | Yes | |||
| AWS VPN | Yes | |||
| Action Profiles | Security Profile | Yes | ||
| DoS Profile | Yes | |||
| Signature Objects | Anti-Virus Signature Object | Anti-Virus Signatures with more details on each signature | Yes | |
| Anti-Spyware Signature Object | Anti-Spyware Signatures with more details on each signature | Yes | ||
| Rule management | Cloning | Cloning of an existing security rule to create a new rule | Yes | |
| Shadow rule analysis | Displays duplicate and shadowing rules within every policy | Yes | ||
| In-cell editing | Ability to perform selective cell editing on the security rule without opening the rule, reducing the number of clicks for the administrator | Yes | ||
| Group editing | Yes | |||
| Export of Rules | Rules can be exported in CSV format | Yes | ||
| Live Counters | Capture live statistics for a security policy | Yes | ||
| Managing views | Used/Unused Rules | Display the security rules which are being actively used or not being used | Yes | |
| Active/Inactive Rules | Display the security rules which are enabled or disabled | Yes | ||
| Section Policy Grouping | Grouping of policies by sections to help manage thousands of security rules | Yes | ||
| Customizable Grid/Layout | Customizable and movable columns within Security Policy, NAT Policy, Route Policy, Decryption Policy, and DoS Policy pages | Yes | ||
| Custom Grouping | Grouping of policies by custom options like zone, tag, or other | Yes | ||
| Decryption Features | Decryption Support for TLSv1.3 | TLS 1.3 enhanced security implemented in firewall management, SSL VPN and DPI | Yes | |
| Blocking Cipher Controls | Block or unblock cipher control selectively | Yes | ||
| Decryption Rule Monitoring | Enhanced monitoring of Decryption Rules including Bandwidth, Connection Rate, Connection Usage | Yes | ||
| Multi-Instance Features | Multi-Instance Support | Multiple virtual firewalls running on a single firewall | No | |
| Instance View | View usage and other related statistics for each instance | No | ||
| Per-Instance Separate Firmware | Ability to run separate firmware on each instance and the root instance | No | ||
| Instance Licensing from Root | License the instances from the root instance and display the key for each instance | No | ||
| SDWAN Features | SDWAN Scalability | Scalable tunnel interfaces for distributed enterprises | Yes | |
| SDWAN Usability Wizard | Wizard to automatically configure an SDWAN Policy on the firewall | Yes | ||
| API Features | RESTful API Support | Complete API support for configuring every section of the management interface | Yes | |
| HOME Page Features | Dashboard Features | Actionable Dashboard | Dashboard with actionable alerts | Yes |
| Device View Enhancements | Displays the real-time status of the front panel interfaces and LEDs | Yes | ||
| Top Traffic Summary | Traffic distribution usage on the firewall with real-time updates and the most-used applications | Yes | ||
| Top User Summary | Summary of top users based on allowed or blocked sessions, by data sent and received | Yes | ||
| Insights into Threats | Real-time threat summary for the network, including virus, zero-day malware, spyware, vulnerabilities, risky applications | Yes | ||
| Policy Overview | Graphical view of used/unused and allowed/denied statistics for Security, NAT, Route, Decryption, and DoS Policies | Yes | ||
| Objects Overview | Graphical view of custom and default Address, Zone, Service, Schedules, Custom Match, Application, Country, URI, Website, and Web Category objects | Yes | ||
| Profiles and Signatures Overview | Graphical view of custom and default profiles and signatures for IPS, Security, DoS, Block Page, Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and others | Yes | ||
| Zero-Day Attack Origin Analysis | Displays location-based attack origin by countries | Yes | ||
| Network Topology | Topology View displaying hosts, access points connected in the network based on device name, MAC address and IP address | Yes | ||
| Notification Center |
Summary of threats, event logs, system alerts with actionable alerts and outstanding tasks for the administrator |
Yes | ||
| Debugging and Diagnostic Features | Packet Monitoring Enhancement | Packet Monitor ability to find the related Security Rule, NAT Rule, Route Rule, Decryption Rule, and Signatures for Application, IPS, Anti-Virus, and Anti-Spyware | Yes | |
| System Logs Download | Console logs can be downloaded from the web management interface without requiring connection to the Console port | Yes | ||
| SSH Terminal | SSH Terminal access within web management interface for troubleshooting | Yes | ||
| System Diagnostics | Enhanced system diagnostics for troubleshooting | Yes | ||
| Policy Lookup | Policy Lookup displays the rule that will be used for a particular type of traffic based on the math attributes | Yes | ||
| Capture Threat Assessment (CTA 2.0) | Template Customization | Executive Template | Executive Template for company executives with a summarized report containing Key Findings and Recommendations | Yes |
| Report Customization | Customizable Logo, Name, and Company | Customization of logo, administrator name and company name | Yes | |
| Reporting Enhancements | Key Findings | Yes | ||
| Risky File Analysis | Yes | |||
| Risky Application Summary | Yes | |||
| Malware Analysis | Yes | |||
| Glimpse of Threats | Yes | |||
| Web Filtering Statistics | Yes | |||
| Recommendations | Yes | |||
| Comparison Statistics | Industry Average | Comparison with peer industry statistics | Yes | |
| All Organizations Average | Comparison with global statistics | Yes | ||
| Wireless Features | Enhanced Access Point Snapshot | Displays real-time statistics about access point network status and client associations | No | |
| Access Point Traffic Rate | Real-Time bandwidth usage by access points | No | ||
| WiFi Client Report | Real-Time WiFi client report based on OS type, frequency, top client chart | No | ||
| Real-Time WiFi Client Monitor | Determines the host machine, OS type, frequency, access point information, data transfer | No | ||
| Switch Features | SonicWall Switch Support | SonicWall Switch in standalone and daisy chain deployments | No | |
| Switch Network Overview | SonicWall Switch views: physical view, list view, and VLAN view | No | ||
| Bandwidth Usage per Switch Port | Display SonicWall Switch bandwidth usage per port | No | ||
| PoE Usage | Display SonicWalll Switch PoE statistics including power usage | No | ||
| Monitoring Features | Risky Application Statistics | Yes | ||
| AppFlow Monitoring Enhancements | Yes | |||
| Management | NSM Management | No | ||
| API Driven Management | Yes | |||
| ZeroTouch Registration and Provisioning | Yes | |||
| CSC Simple Reporting | No | |||
| General Features | Global Search | Search globally for parameters within the SonicOS/X configuration to determine the Objects or Policies in which the parameters are referenced | Yes | |
| Storage Device Configuration | Configuration of storage modules including extended modules, and display module usage statistics | No |
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