The actual configuration of hosts is performed using configuration components. These components are bound to the specific firewall services. For example, there are separate components for Postfix (Mail transport), for NTP (Time) and for Zorp itself. The list of usable components depend on the type of host under configuration. Most components belong to Zorp firewall hosts.

By default, there are two components added for each host: Networking and Management Agent. For ZMS hosts the Management Server component is added automatically.