Creating an Application Control Policy

An application control policy is created to limit and classify traffic into priority queues using QoS traffic shaping rules, or to completely block access to an application.
Complete the following steps to create an application control policy.
  1. From the main menu, go to Security > Application Control > Application Policy.

    The Application Policy page is displayed.

  2. Click Create.
    The Create Application Policy dialog box is displayed.

    Creating an Application Policy

  3. Under General Options, enter the policy name and description.
  4. Under Rules, click Create to create a new rule.
    Note: Each application policy can contain up to 128 rules.
    The Create Application Policy Rule dialog box is displayed.

    Creating an Application Policy Rule

  5. From the Rule Type list, select one of the following options:
    • Denial Rules
    • QoS
    • Rate Limiting
  6. From the Application Type list, select an application type.
  7. From the Application field, select the application for which you want to create a policy rule.
    For example, if you select All in the Anitvirus application category and save the application rule, the application rule list reflects all antivirus applications and is selected as a single entry in the rule list. A full category is counted as one rule in the allotment of 128 Layer 7 rules in a Layer 7 policy.
  8. Click OK to save the rule.
    Note: If a rule is already created, you can edit its configuration settings by selecting the rule and clicking Configure in the Create Application Policy dialog box.
  9. Under Logging, select the appropriate option for the APs to log events:
    • Allow the AP to log every application event and send the events to SmartZone
    • Allow the AP to log every application event and send the events to external syslog
  10. Click OK to save the application control policy.
You can continue to apply the application control policy to user traffic.
Parent topic: Configuring Application Controls