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Configure Custom Applications

Starting from the 6.4.0 release, Partner users can create Custom Applications and use these applications in Business Policy and Firewall rules creation. This feature is similar to the Application Maps feature available for the Operator users.

  1. To access this feature, from the Partner portal, select Configure > Custom Applications .
    The following screen appears:
    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. Customer Applications Option Descriptions
    Option Description
    New Custom Application Select to create a new Custom Application. For more 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 be uploaded.
    Activate Select to send the selected Custom Applications to Edges.
    Deactivate Select to remove the selected 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 same Custom Applications across different Partner users.
  3. Configure other available options:
    Table 2. Additional Option Descriptions
    Option Description
    Search Enter a term to search for the matching text across the table. Use the advanced search option to narrow down the search results.
    Show or Hide Columns Select and select the columns to be displayed or hidden 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:
    • The Save Changes button appears only after creating at least one Custom Application.
    • The maximum number of Custom Applications that can be created for each Partner is 250.
    • You cannot delete a Custom Application.
  • Use the new Custom Application to create Business Policy and Firewall rules at Edge or Profile level.
    • For Edge level creation, go to Configure > Edges .
    • Select an Edge and then select Business Policy > Add .
    • In the Application field, select Define, and choose the Custom Application from the menu.
    • Select Save Changes.
  • For Edge level creation, go to Configure > Edges .
    • Select an Edge and then select Firewall > Configure Firewall .
    • Under Firewall Rules, select New Rule.
    • In the Application field, select Define, and choose the Custom Application from the menu. Select Save Changes.
Note:
  • The Application menu lists all applications created through both, Application Maps and Custom Applications. A label is displayed against all custom applications for easy identification purpose.
  • The above steps are for 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 the Custom Applications main screen, display the details of the Profile and Edge(s) using the corresponding Custom Application. The Custom Applications associated with a Profile or an Edge cannot be deactivated.

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

Create New Custom Application

You can create multiple Custom Applications.

Follow the below procedure 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. Custom Application Option Descriptions
    Option Description
    Application Name Enter a unique name for the Custom Application.
    Display Name Enter a unique display name.
    Description Enter a description. This field is 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 drop-down menu.
    Do Not Use Cache Slide the toggle button to activate slow-learning cache at Edge level. When activated, the Custom Applications do not use the cache, and their traffic is classified by Qosmos DPI, irrespective of IP-port or proto-port mappings.
    Must Not Perform DPI Slide the toggle button to deactivate DPI at Edge level. When activated, DPI is not used, even if Do Not Use Cache is activated, if traffic matches the known IP-port or protocol-port mapping.
    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 is then displayed on the Custom Applications main screen. The State column indicates whether the application is Active or Inactive.
  4. Select Cancel to discard the entered details.