Network > Network Objects Overview

The Network > Network Objects page allows the administrator to add and configure network resources, called objects. For convenience, you can create an entity that contains both a service and an IP address mapped to it. This entity is called a network object. This creates an easy way to specify a service to an explicit destination (the network object) when you are applying a policy, instead of having to specify both the service and the IP address.

You can create IPv6 network objects using IPv6 object types and addresses.

Figure 24. Network > Network Objects Page

Network objects are set up by specifying a name and selecting one of the following services:

Port or port range settings are available for all services, allowing the administrator to configure a port range (such as 80-443) or a port number (80) for a Network Object. You can use this feature to create port-based policies. For example, you can create a Deny All policy and allow only HTTP traffic to reach port 80 of a Web server.