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Product Features 2-108

NAM / Traffic Analyzer v3.5 Tutorial

Product Features 2-108

NAM / Traffic Analyzer v3.5 Tutorial

Enabling Traffic Monitoring

Monitored Protocols – URL Applications

Enabling Traffic Monitoring

Monitored Protocols – URL Applications

Collect and present statistics

on a URL as an application.

Collect and present statistics

on a URL as an application.

Setup > Protocol Directory > URL-Based Applications

Monitor > Apps > Individual Applications

URL-based application

Protocol Directory – URL Based Applications

URL-based applications are extensions to the protocol directory. So when the URL in an HTTP request

matches the criteria of a URL-based application, the traffic is classified as that protocol.

A URL-based application can be used the same way as any other protocol in the protocol directory. For

example, a URL-based application can be used in collections, captures, and reports.

So how does it work? An incoming URL is matched against the criteria of the configured URL-based

application, in the order of the index, until a match is found. When a match is found, the remaining URL-

based applications are no longer considered.

Previously, you saw how to create a “URL” protocol from the Monitor > Apps > URLs report. The Setup >

Protocol Directory > URL-Based Application task will let you manually create, edit, and delete URL

protocols. As illustrated above, selecting this task will present you with a list of already defined URL protocols.

To define a new one, select the Create button.

Note(s):

• A URL consists of the following parts: a host, a path, and an argument. For example, in the URL

http://host.domain.com/intro?id=123:

• The host part is host.domain.com

• The path part is /intro

• The argument part is ?id=123

• In the configuration of an URL-based application, the path part and the argument path are combined

and called the path part. Enter the parts of the URL you wish to match to determine the URL protocol.

An index must also be entered.