Creating a Custom Application (NSM Procedure)

You use the NSM Object Manager to create a custom application.

To create a custom application object:

Table 48: NSM Object Manager: Custom Application Objects

Tab	Property	Configuration Guidelines
General	Name	Specify a descriptive name. Use the conventions of the predefined application object names as a model.
	Application Category	Specify an application category. Use the same categories as the predefined application objects, or specify a new category if needed.
	Supported Platforms	Click the edit icon to display the selection box. Then select the platforms you plan to test against.
	Port Ranges	Specify the range of TCP and UDP ports where the application might run. The application is identified only if the server port is within the specified range.
Detector	Port Binding	(Optional) Specify the standard ports on which the application usually runs.
	Signature	Specify a pattern match for client-to-server and server-to-client directions.
	Minimum data length	Specify a minimum data length to examine to match this pattern.
	Signature Match Order	Specify a signature match order. Order numbers are relative to each other. In cases where traffic matches multiple objects, an application object with the lower signature match-order number is considered the match. Be sure to examine all applications that might have the same protocol, port, and pattern; and then select a relative match order suited for the results you expect.