ZyXEL Communications 91-009-073003B 6.6 Objects

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6.6 Objects

Objects store information and are referenced by other features. If you update this information in response to changes, the ZyWALL automatically propagates the change through the features that use the object. Move your cursor over a configuration object that has a magnifying-glass icon (such as a user group, address, address group, service, service group, zone, or schedule) to display basic information about the object.

The following table introduces the objects. You can also use this table when you want to delete an object because you have to delete references to the object first.

Table 16 Objects Overview

OBJECT	WHERE USED
user/group	See the User/Group section on page 106 for details on users and user
	groups.
address	VPN connections (local / remote network, NAT), policy routes
	(criteria, next-hop [HOST], NAT), authentication policies, firewall,
	application patrol (source, destination), content filter, NAT (HOST),
	user settings (force user authentication), address groups, remote
	management (System)
address group	Policy routes (criteria), firewall, application patrol (source,
	destination), content filter, user settings (force user authentication),
	address groups, remote management (System)
service, service	Policy routes (criteria, port triggering), firewall, service groups, log
group	(criteria)
schedule	Policy routes (criteria), authentication policies, firewall, application
	patrol, content filter, user settings (force user authentication)
AAA server	Authentication methods
authentication	VPN gateways (extended authentication), WWW (client
methods	authentication)
certificates	VPN gateways, WWW, SSH, FTP
SSL Application	SSL VPN
Endpoint Security	Authentication policies, SSL VPN

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