Example: Adding a Custom Policy Application

Applications are types of traffic for which protocol standards exist. When you create a policy, you must specify a application for it.

Before You Begin
Establish basic connectivity. (See the Getting Started Guide for your device.) Create addresses. See Configuring a Policy to Permit Traffic. Create zones. See Creating Security Zones. For background information, read: Understanding Custom Policy Applications Security Policy Applications

To add a custom application to the application book, you need the following information:

A name for the application: in this example, cust-telnet.
A range of source port numbers: 1—65535.
A range of destination port numbers to receive the application request: for example: 23000—23000.
Whether the application uses TCP or UDP protocol, or some other protocol as defined by the Internet specifications.

To add a custom application to the application book, use either J-Web or the CLI configuration editor. In this example, the protocol is TCP.

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