• 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

PortShield Groups

A PortShield interface is a virtual interface with a set of ports, including ports on SonicWall Switches or other supported external switches assigned to it. PortShield architecture enables you to configure some or all of the LAN ports into separate security contexts, providing protection not only from the WAN and DMZ, but between devices inside your network as well. In effect, each context has its own wire-speed PortShield that enjoys the protection of a dedicated, deep packet inspection security appliance.

You can configure PortShield interfaces on the NETWORK | System > PortShield Groups pages.