Applications definitions
NetProfiler identifies applications that are communicating over the monitored network by matching traffic attributes against application definitions. If the traffic attributes match an application definition, then the traffic is included in the statistics for the application.
NetProfiler is shipped with definitions for common applications. When another supported device sends application identification information to NetProfiler, that information is added to the set of definitions.
Applications that NetProfiler recognizes based on libraries of application definitions received from other sources are referred to as Auto-Recognized applications. Additionally, you can create custom application definitions by mapping traffic attributes to an application name.
Application definitions are managed on the Definitions > Applications page. This page has three tabs:
General - for creating custom application definitions based on hosts, host groups, protocols, ports or Auto-Recognized applications. more
URL - for creating custom application definitions based on one or more URLs. more
Auto-recognized - for viewing a listing of all Auto-recognized applications. more
The Definitions > Applications page includes a tab for each of these types of application definitions.
NetProfiler can track up to 2000 custom applications. This total could be:
2000 General application mappings and 0 URL application mappings
0 General application mappings and 2000 URL application mappings
Any combination in between that totals 2000