How to Create a Custom Application Object

If the default Application Control pattern database does not include an application that you want to use in your application rules, you can create a custom application object. Select a template for an existing application, and configure it to match the application that you want to drop, throttle, prioritize, or report.

Create a Custom Application Object

1. Go to CONFIGURATION > Configuration Tree > Box > Assigned Services > Firewall > Forwarding Rules.
2. In the left menu, expand  Firewall Objects and select Applications.
3. Click Lock.
4. Create the custom application by either right-clicking the table and selecting New > Custom Application or using the + icon in the top-right area of the ruleset.
   
5. Select an application to customize, and click OK.
   
   The column Application contains the application name.
6. You can customize the following settings for the application:
   • Name – The name of the application.
   • Comment – Additional information about the application.
   • App Category – The category of the application.
   • SD-WAN Category – The SD-WAN prioritization category of the application.
     
   • Risk – The risk level of the application, from 1 (low) to 4 (high).
   • Properties – The properties of the application.
   • Application Name – If you want to customize specific components of the application, add the component names. To get the name of a component, go to the Firewall > Monitor page, click the application, and see the Deep Application Control window in the Application Statistics section.
     Example for Base Application:
     • Bing – Use a search term to create a custom application for a Bing search. 
     • Facebook Apps – Use the canvas name of the FB application: https://apps.facebook.com/<canvasname>.
     • Google Search – Use a search term to create a custom application for a Google search.
     • Google+ Games – Use the application name to create a custom Google+ game application.
     • Nasza-klasa Games – Use the game ID to create a custom Nasza-klasa game application.
     • Reddit Category – Use the Reddit category to create a custom reddit application.
     • SSL – Create matching criteria based on X.509 certificate content.

     • Web browsing – Create matching criteria based on URL host (www.acme.com) and URL path (/images?/). Wildcard characters (*, and ?) are allowed. E.g., *.acme.com, www.?cme.com/images.html

       Note that if you are not using wildcards, the URL will be matched exactly against the given text. There will be no check for matching any subdomain of the URL!
     • Yahoo Search – Use a search term to create a custom application for a Yahoo search.
     • YouTube Search – Use a search term to create a custom application for a YouTube search.
       

7. Click Save.

8. Click Send Changes and Activate.