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Hosts and services

You can define and manage system hosts and services.

The following host types are available:

Sophos Firewall includes common services by default, such as DHCP and DNS. You can also add, edit, and delete custom services.

Hosts and services usage

You can see the number of times you've used a host or service in another configuration in the firewall. Usage in the details page of a host or service shows this count. Click the count to see the details. The firewall refreshes the count only once a day. You must manually refresh it to see the updated details.