This section describes how to group applications that are
subject to the same policies to simplify policy configuration.
Context
You can add predefined and user-defined applications to
an application group if they are subject to the same policies.
Procedure
- Choose .
- Click Add.

- Set the name and description of the application group.
Parameter
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Description
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Name
|
Name of the application group.
|
Description
|
Description of the application group.
To clearly describe
the usage of application groups, you are advised to enter a meaningful
description for each application group.
|
- Click Add from
list or Add from tree to add applications to the application
group.
The FW supports diversified applications. The device provides two methods
for adding applications to an application group.
- If you have determined the specific applications to be added to
the application group, use Add from list to add the applications selected through
exact filtering to the application group.
- If you want to add applications of a specific category to the
application group based on software or label category, use Add from tree to add the
applications of the specific category to the application group.
- You can select a method for adding applications to an application
group as required to improve the efficiency for configuring the application
group.
Add applications to the application group by setting Add from list.
- Optional: You are advised to add applications after filtering
them using the following methods:
In Select Application, select Filter. Five columns, namely, category, subcategory,
label, data transmission model, and risk level will be displayed.
Select corresponding values for the five columns. The application
list at the lower part of the interface is refreshed. The filtering
conditions can be combined flexibly. For example, you can filter applications
only by category or risk level, or by both.

- Enter the name of the specified application in the search box,
and click Search. The interface is refreshed
and only the specified application is displayed.
- Select User-defined Only. The interface
is refreshed and only the user-defined application is displayed.
- Select corresponding applications and click OK.
When you use Add from tree to add applications to the application
group, perform the following operations:
- In Select Application, click software or
a label in Label/Software. All optional applications
will be displayed in Select.

- In Select, select
applications to be added to the application group. You can add multiple
applications at a time, or repeat the previous steps to add multiple
applications.
- Click OK.
- Click OK.