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Create or edit an application group

Create or edit an application group

When creating an application group, you can now define the application group by protocols, risk, vendor, technology, behavior, popularity, and category.

To create an application group in the CLI:

config application group

edit <name>

set comment <string>

set type {application | filter}

set application <application_ID>

set category <2 | 3 | 5-8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21-23 | 25 | 26 | 28-32>

set risk <1-5>

set protocols <0-47 | all>

set vendor <0-25 | all>

set technology <all | 0-4>

set behavior <all | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9>

set popularity <1-6>

next

end

To create an application group:
  1. Go to Security Profiles > Application Signatures.
  2. Select Create New > Application Group.
  3. Enter a group name.
  4. Select the group type, either Application or Filter.
  5. Click + to add members to the group.
  6. Enter an optional description of the group.
  7. Click OK.
To edit an application group:
  1. Go to Security Profiles > Application Signatures.
  2. Select Group.
  3. Select a group name and click Edit.
  4. Make your changes.
  5. Click OK.

Create or edit an application group

When creating an application group, you can now define the application group by protocols, risk, vendor, technology, behavior, popularity, and category.

To create an application group in the CLI:

config application group

edit <name>

set comment <string>

set type {application | filter}

set application <application_ID>

set category <2 | 3 | 5-8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21-23 | 25 | 26 | 28-32>

set risk <1-5>

set protocols <0-47 | all>

set vendor <0-25 | all>

set technology <all | 0-4>

set behavior <all | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9>

set popularity <1-6>

next

end

To create an application group:
  1. Go to Security Profiles > Application Signatures.
  2. Select Create New > Application Group.
  3. Enter a group name.
  4. Select the group type, either Application or Filter.
  5. Click + to add members to the group.
  6. Enter an optional description of the group.
  7. Click OK.
To edit an application group:
  1. Go to Security Profiles > Application Signatures.
  2. Select Group.
  3. Select a group name and click Edit.
  4. Make your changes.
  5. Click OK.