Add a Filter

Applies To: WatchGuard Advanced EPDR, WatchGuard EPDR, WatchGuard EDR, WatchGuard EPP, WatchGuard EDR Core

You can add a filter to dynamically group computers and devices on your network. A computer or device can belong to more than one filter.

To add a filter:

  1. In WatchGuard Cloud, select Configure > Endpoints.
  2. Select Computers.
  3. From the left pane, select The Filters icon. Filters.
  4. Next to the folder where you want to add a filter, click .

Screen shot of WatchGuard Endpoint Security, Add filter menu

  1. Select Add Filter.
    The Add Filter dialog box opens.

Screen shot of WatchGuard Endpoint Security, Add Filter dialog box

  1. Type a Name for the filter.
    The name does not have to be unique.
  2. Specify the filter rules.
    Each filter rule identifies one characteristic of the computers on the network.
    1. To narrow the list of available properties, select a category.
    2. Specify the properties, operators, and values for the rule.
  3. To add another rule, click New Condition.
  4. To join the rules, select a logical And or Or operator.
    For more information, see Example Filters.
  5. To group rules, when there are more than 2 rules, select the check box beside 2 or more rules and click Group Conditions.
    A thin line appears to join the filter rules in the group. The use of groups enable you to group operations at different levels in a logical expression.

Screen shot of WatchGuard Endpoint Security, Add Filter dialog box with boolean operators

  1. Add as many rules as necessary for the filter.
    To delete a rule, click the minus sign next to the rule.
  2. Click Add.
    The new filter appears on the Filters tab.

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