Manual Chapter :
Updating Signatures for Application Recognition
Applies To:
Show VersionsBIG-IP PEM
- 14.1.5, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0
Updating Signatures for Application Recognition
Overview: Updating classification signatures
Classification signatures
define different types of traffic that Policy Enforcement Manager™ (PEM) can recognize, through Traffic
Intelligence™. PEM™ recognizes a predefined set of signatures for
common applications and application categories that are updated periodically. You can download
signature updates from F5 Networks, and schedule the system to automatically update the
signatures. You can also manually install the classification signatures and updates, for example,
if the BIG-IP® system does not have Internet access. Task Summary
Scheduling automatic signature updates
You can set up the BIG-IP system to automatically update the
classification signatures. This ensures that the system always has the latest
classification signature files.
- On the Main tab, click.The Signatures screen opens.
- ClickCheck for Updatesto manually upload a signature file update if one is available.You see the current date and time in theLatest Update Checksetting of the Signature Definitions area.
- To upload a signature file update, in the Signature Definitions area, clickImport Signatures.The Applications screen displays aSignatures Filefield where you can select the new signature file.
- In theSignatures Filefield, clickChoose Fileto navigate to the previously uploaded signatures file.
- ClickUpload.A message displays indicating whether your upload was successful.
- For theAutomatic Updates Settings, in theSignature Updatescreen, selectEnabled.
- From theUpdate Schedulesetting, selectDaily,Weekly, orMonthlyto specify how often you want the system to check for updates.
- ClickUpdateto save your settings.
The signature updates take effect immediately.