Performing Advanced Administration › Work with Reserved Seating › Create Reserved Seating Rules

Create Reserved Seating Rules

Create Reserved Seating rules to help ensure that reports include the port and protocol combinations that interest you, regardless of traffic volume or rates.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Application Definitions page:
   1. Select Administration from the NFA console menu.

      The Administration page opens.

   2. Select Application Definitions in the Administration menu.

      The Application Definitions page opens.

2. Select Reserved Seating from the Rules list.

   The Application Definitions page switches to Reserved Seating mode and displays a list of the current Reserved Seating rules.

3. Click Add Rule.

   The Add Reserved Seating dialog opens.

4. Specify ports as follows:
   • Protocol: Specifies the protocol of the data that will be affected by the rule, either TCP or UDP.
   • Port: Specifies the port for the Reserved Seating rule. Enter the port number in the Port box, a value from 0 through 65535, expressed in Base 10 decimal format. If you do not enter a value, port 0 is assigned. The port and protocol combination must be unique--that is, it cannot match any other Reserved Seating rule.

     Data of the specified protocol type is reported for this port regardless of traffic rate or volume.

   • Description: (Optional) Identifies the Reserved Seating rule. The description appears in the list of Reserved Seating rules on the Application Definitions page.
5. Click Save.

   If you entered a valid port and protocol combination and you have not yet reached the maximum number of rules, the dialog closes. The new rule appears in the list of Reserved Seating rules.

6. Repeat this process for each Reserved Seating rule you want to add.