Firewall > App Control Advanced
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SonicOS 5.8.1 Administrator Guide
Step 2 Under App Control Advanced, select an application category from the Category drop-down
list. A Configure button appears to the right of the field as soon as a category is selected.
Step 3 Click the Configure button to open up the App Control Category Settings window for the
selected category.
Step 4 To block applications in this category, select Enable in the Block drop-down list.
Step 5 To create a log entry when applications in this category are detected, select Enable in the Log
drop-down list.
Step 6 To target the selected block or log actions to a specific user or group of users, select a user
group or individual user from the Included Users/Groups drop-down list. Select All to apply
the policy to all users.
Step 7 To exclude a specific user or group of users from the selected block or log actions, select a user
group or individual user from the Excluded Users/Groups drop-down list. Select None to apply
the policy to all users.
Step 8 To target the selected block or log actions to a specific IP address or address range, select an
Address Group or Address Object from the Included IP Address Range drop-down list. Select
All to apply the policy to all IP addresses.
Step 9 To exclude a specific IP address or address range from the selected block or log actions, select
an Address Group or Address Object from the Excluded IP Address Range drop-down list.
Select None to apply the policy to all IP addresses.
Step 10 To enable this policy during specific days of the week and hours of the day, select one of the
following schedules from the Schedule drop-down list:
• Always on – Enable the policy at all times.
• Work Hours – Enable the policy Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• M-T-W-T-F 08:00 to 17:00 – Enable the policy Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• After Hours – Enable the policy Monday through Friday, 5:00 PM to 8:00 AM.
• M-T-W-T-F 00:00 to 08:00 – Enable the policy Monday through Friday, midnight to 8:00
AM.
• M-T-W-T-F 17:00 to 24:00 – Enable the policy Monday through Friday, 5:00 PM to
midnight.