{"id":4705,"date":"2022-04-13T20:15:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T18:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/?p=4705"},"modified":"2022-04-13T20:15:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T18:15:16","slug":"saving-time-with-search-features-in-sophos-firewall-os-v19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2022\/04\/products\/saving-time-with-search-features-in-sophos-firewall-os-v19\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving Time with Search Features in Sophos Firewall OS v19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Feature and Navigation Search<\/h2>\n<p>While the navigation structure in Sophos Firewall means you\u2019re never more than 2 or 3 clicks from the feature you\u2019re looking for, if you\u2019re not intimately familiar with where things are, searching can be an invaluable time-saver. That\u2019s exactly what the team has implemented in SFOS v19.<\/p>\n<p>At the top of the navigation menu on the left side of the screen, you will see a new free-text search box that will automatically provide search results matching whatever you enter. For example, if you type \u201ctls\u201d into the search box, the top result will take you to the TLS rule screen\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4706\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image001.png 872w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image001.png?resize=300,189 300w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image001.png?resize=768,484 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This makes it easy for both veterans and new users alike to find what they\u2019re looking for quickly and easily.<\/p>\n<h2>Network Object Search<\/h2>\n<p>Another top requested feature in SFOS v19 is the ability to free-text search for network objects based on name, description, or value when building traffic matching criteria or rules.<\/p>\n<p>The object selection has been overhauled with a free-text search box, a drop down for category selection to narrow your search results, and then a search results list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4707\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image003.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image003.png 1316w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image003.png?resize=300,136 300w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image003.png?resize=768,349 768w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image003.png?resize=1024,465 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the above example, we have searched for \u201cmac\u201d which returns several items containing \u201cmac\u201d in the name including a server, a laptop, and a couple of countries.\u00a0 We can use the new drop-down box to narrow our search results further\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4708\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image005.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image005.png 1310w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image005.png?resize=300,135 300w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image005.png?resize=768,345 768w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image005.png?resize=1024,460 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now we only see those objects that match our search criteria which are IP objects\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4709\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image007.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image007.png 1296w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image007.png?resize=300,117 300w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image007.png?resize=768,299 768w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image007.png?resize=1024,398 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can also search by value if we know that but don\u2019t remember what the object is called. Here we know we want 10.0.1.10 and that happens to be called \u201cMac Server\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4710\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image009.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image009.png 1310w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image009.png?resize=300,120 300w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image009.png?resize=768,307 768w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/image009.png?resize=1024,410 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These powerful and extremely helpful search capabilities mean you can find exactly what you\u2019re looking for quickly and avoid creating unnecessary duplicates because you can\u2019t recall what the label or value of the previously defined object was.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this short demo video for an overview of the new search capabilities in SFOS v19:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/652695443?h=d9368c8b39&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"337\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The new search capabilities in SFOS v19 dramatically speed up your interactions with the Firewall, making you more efficient than ever.<\/p>\n<h2>Sophos Firewall OS v19<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in learning more about the other great new features in Sophos Firewall OS v19, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/tag\/sfos-v19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previous articles<\/a> in this series or download the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophos-xg-firewall\/sfos-v19-early-access-program\/m\/files\/9519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What\u2019s New PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sophos Firewall v19 will be a free upgrade for all licensed customers and is in early access now and is expected to launch later this month. Stay tuned for the launch announcement in the days ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophos Firewall OS v19 includes several new innovations and some previous fan-favorites. In this article, we\u2019re going to look at another popular feature from our SG UTM platform that has made its way to SFOS in v19: Searching within your firewall for features and objects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3000004598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[212,149],"coauthors":[58],"class_list":["post-4705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products","tag-sfos-v19","tag-sophos-firewall"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/featured-image-partner-blog-sophos-firewall-xstream-1600-960.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4705"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4727,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4705\/revisions\/4727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4705"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=4705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}