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Configure the Protocol Group

After you create a shell protocol group, the next step is to configure the protocol group.

Follow these steps:

1. Select the protocol group from the ‘Select a Protocol Group’ list on the Protocol Group Configuration page.
2. Click List.

   Configuration options are added to the Protocol Group Configuration page.

3. (Optional) Review and correct the Domain setting if necessary.

   Note: The Domain setting is displayed only for an environment that has multiple domains configured.

   The contents of the selected protocol group are displayed with the protocol names for the selected domain. If an administrator has defined domain-specific names for protocols, selecting that domain displays the appropriate protocol names.

   The Domain setting does not restrict access in CA Network Flow Analysis to the protocol group or to the reports that use the protocol group as a filter.

4. Select the protocols for the group:
   1. Click Add/Remove.

      A dialog opens, which shows a list of available protocols and a list of any protocols that are included in the list already.

      Note: If the Add/Remove link is not visible, click List.

   2. Select the protocols in the top pane that you want to add to the group.

      To select multiple protocols to add simultaneously, use the Shift and Control keys.

      To filter the protocol list, enter a search string in the Filter the Protocol List field box, then click Apply. For example, to show only UDP protocols, enter *udp*.

   3. Click Add.

      The selected protocols are added to the protocol list.

   4. Select any protocols in the bottom pane that you want to remove from the group.
   5. Click Remove.

      The selected protocols are removed from the protocol list.

   6. Click Done when you finish configuring the contents of the protocol group.

      To review a list of protocol groups that contain a particular protocol, select the protocol and click 'Jump to Protocol.' The Protocol Configuration page opens and displays a list of all the protocol list that contain the selected protocol.

   The protocol group is configured with your settings.

   As soon as the next synchronization in CA Performance Center is complete, the configured protocol group is available to operators. Operators who are defining an Analysis or Custom report can select the configured protocol group from the Protocol Group Index.

   Note: Operators can define reports only if their user settings are set up to enable this capability.