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Creating object configurations

Creating object configurations

You can create new object configurations before including them in policy packages. Alternatively, you can also create policy packages using existing object configurations.

To create object configurations in Global Database:
  1. Change the ADOM to Global Database.
  2. Click Object Configurations. The Object Configuration pane shows the following object categories.
  3. Click Create New to create new objects in each category.
    • Zone/Interface
      • Interface
      • Zone
      • Virtual Wire Pair
    • Firewall Objects
      • Addresses
      • Services
      • Schedules
      • Virtual IPs
      • IP Pools
      • Traffic Shapers
    • Security Profiles
      • Anti-Virus
      • DNS Filter
      • Web Application Firewall
      • Web Filter
      • Application Control
      • Intrusion Prevention
    • User and Device
      • User Definition
      • User Groups
      • Custom Devices Groups
      • Single Sign-On
      • LDAP Servers
      • RADIUS Servers
      • TACACS+ Servers
      • SMS Services
      • FortiTokens
    • Script
  4. Click OK after creating the objects in each category.

Creating object configurations

You can create new object configurations before including them in policy packages. Alternatively, you can also create policy packages using existing object configurations.

To create object configurations in Global Database:
  1. Change the ADOM to Global Database.
  2. Click Object Configurations. The Object Configuration pane shows the following object categories.
  3. Click Create New to create new objects in each category.
    • Zone/Interface
      • Interface
      • Zone
      • Virtual Wire Pair
    • Firewall Objects
      • Addresses
      • Services
      • Schedules
      • Virtual IPs
      • IP Pools
      • Traffic Shapers
    • Security Profiles
      • Anti-Virus
      • DNS Filter
      • Web Application Firewall
      • Web Filter
      • Application Control
      • Intrusion Prevention
    • User and Device
      • User Definition
      • User Groups
      • Custom Devices Groups
      • Single Sign-On
      • LDAP Servers
      • RADIUS Servers
      • TACACS+ Servers
      • SMS Services
      • FortiTokens
    • Script
  4. Click OK after creating the objects in each category.