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Configure Custom Applications

Partners can create Custom Applications and use them to create Business Policy and Firewall rules. This feature has similarities to the Application Maps feature available to Operator users.
  1. To access this feature, from the Partner portal, select Configure > Custom Applications .
    The Custom Applications screen displays:
    Figure 1. Custom Applications
  2. Configure the following options:
    Note: Only a Partner Admin and a Partner Superuser can configure these options. For Partner Customer Support, this screen is read-only.
    Table 1. Custom Applications - Options and Descriptions
    Option Description
    New Custom Application Create a new Custom Application. For additional information, see Create New Custom Application.
    Upload Select and upload an existing Custom Application. You can either drag and drop, or browse and choose the application file to upload.
    Activate Select to send the selected Custom Applications to Edges.
    Deactivate Select to remove Custom Applications from Edges.
    More Select More, and then select Download JSON to download and reuse the JSON file of the selected Custom Application for other Partner users. This reduces the effort of creating Custom Applications across different Partner users.

     

  3. Configure other available options:
    Table 2. Additional Options and Descriptions
    Option Description
    Search Enter a term to search for matching text across the table. Use the advanced search option to narrow the search results.
    Show or Hide Columns Select the columns to display or hide on the screen.
    Refresh Select to refresh the page to display the most current data.

     

  4. Select Save Changes to save the Custom Applications.
    Note:
    • Save Changes appears only after creating at least one Custom Application.
    • Configure the maximum number, 250,Custom Applications for each Partner.
    • You cannot delete a Custom Application.
  • Use the new Custom Application to create Business Policy and Firewall rules at the Edge or the Profile level.
    • For Edge level creation, go to Configure > Edges .
    • Select an Edge, then select Business Policy > Add .
    • In the Application field, select Define, and select the Custom Application.
    • Select Save Changes.
  • For Edge level creation, go to Configure > Edges .
    • Select an Edge then select Firewall > Configure Firewall .
    • Under Firewall Rules, select New Rule.
    • In the Application field, select Define, then select the Custom Application. Select Save Changes.
Note:
  • The Application menu lists all applications created through both, Application Maps and Custom Applications. A label displays next to all custom applications for easy identification purpose.
  • Use the steps for the Edge level creation of Business Policy and Firewall rules. You can follow the same steps for creating these rules at Profile level by navigating to Configure > Profiles .

The Used By Profile and Used By Edges columns on Custom Applications display the details of the Profile and Edge(s) using the corresponding Custom Application. You cannot deactivate the Custom Applications associated with a Profile or an Edge.

  • To monitor Custom Applications, go to Monitor > Events > Applications .

Create New Custom Application

You can create multiple Custom Applications.

Use the following steps to create a new Custom Application:

  1. From the Partner portal, select Configure > Custom Applications > New Custom Application . The following screen appears:
    Figure 2. New Custom Application
  2. Enter the following details:
    Table 3. New Custom Application - Options and Descriptions
    Option Description
    Application Name Enter a unique name for the Custom Application.
    Display Name Enter a unique display name.
    Description Enter a description. (Optional)
    Activate Application You can activate the application while creating it. An activated Custom Application is directly sent to the Edge when you save it.
    Category Select a category from the menu.
    Do Not Use Cache Activate slow-learning cache at the Edge level. When activated, the Custom Applications do not use the cache, and Qosmos DPI classifies the traffic regardless of IP-port or proto-port mappings.
    Must Not Perform DPI Deactivate DPI at Edge level. When activated and if traffic matches the known IP-port or protocol-port mapping, the configuration does not use DPI, even if you activate Do Not Use Cache.
    Known IP Port Mapping Enter the TCP ports, UDP ports, and IP/Subnets in a valid format.
    Known Protocol Port Mapping Enter the TCP and UDP ports in a valid format.

     

  3. Select Create to save the new Custom Application. This application then displays on Custom Applications. The State column indicates if the application has an Active or Inactive state.
  4. Select Cancel to discard the entered details.
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