Classification signatures define different types of traffic that the BIG-IP^® system can recognize through Traffic Intelligence. The system 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 (pull the updated signatures automatically). You can also manually install the classification signatures and updates, for example, if the BIG-IP system does not have Internet access.

1. On the Main tab, click Traffic Intelligence > Applications > Signature Update .
   The Signatures screen opens.
2. Click Check for Updates to manually upload a signature file update if one is available.
   You see the current date and time in the Latest Update Check setting of the Signature Definitions area.
3. To upload a signature file update, in the Signature Definitions area, click Import Signatures.
   The Applications screen displays a Signatures File field where you can select the new signature file.
4. To discard and remove any installed upgrades and reset the classification engine and signatures to factory default, click Reset to Defaults.
5. In the Signatures File field, click Choose File to navigate to the previously uploaded signatures file.
6. Click Upload.
   A message displays indicating whether your upload was successful.
7. For the Automatic Updates Settings, in the Signature Update screen, select Enabled.
8. From the Update Schedule setting, select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly to specify how often you want the system to check for updates.
9. Click Update to save your settings.

1. In the Main tab, click Local Traffic > Virtual Servers > Virtual Server List .
   A list of existing virtual servers displays.
2. Select the virtual server of the application that you wish to map to the BIG-IQ system.
   The virtual server editing (properties) screen opens.
3. From the Configuration list, select Advanced.
4. From the Classification Profile list, select classification_access.
   This classification profile was created by the BIG-IP system when you enabled remote logging in the BIG-IQ system.
5. Click Update.

1. On the Main tab, click Local Traffic > Policies .
   For more information about local traffic policies, refer to BIG-IP^® Local Traffic Manager™: Implementations.
   The Policy List screen opens.
2. Click Create.
   The New Policy List screen opens.
3. In the Policy Name field, type a unique name for the policy, for example companyA.
4. In the Description field, type descriptive text that identifies the policy definition.
5. From the Strategy list, select the action that the policy initiates when there are multiple rules that match.

   Rule	Description
   All	Uses the first or best strategy to resolve the conflict of rule match.
   Best	Applies the actions of the rule specified in the list of defined strategies for the associated policy.
   First	Applies the actions of only the first rule. This implies that the rule with the lowest ordinal, highest priority, or first in the list is applied.

6. From the Type list, select CE Profile to attach the policy to a CE profile.
7. Click Create Policy.
   This creates a policy that manages traffic assigned to a virtual server.

1. On the Main tab, click Traffic Intelligence > Applications > Application List .
   The Applications screen displays a list of the supported classification categories.
2. On the Main tab, click Traffic Intelligence > Categories > Category List .
   The Category list screen opens.
3. Click Create.
   The New URL Category screen opens.
4. In the Name field, type a name for the classification category.
5. In the Description field, type optional informative text.
6. In the Category ID field, type an identifier for this category, a unique number.
7. In the Application List setting, select applications from the list and use the Move buttons to move applications from one list to the other.
8. Click Finished.

1. On the Main tab, click Traffic Intelligence > Applications > Application List .
   The Applications screen displays a list of the supported classification categories.
2. To view the applications in each category, click the + icon next to the category.
3. To view or edit the properties of the application or category, click the name to open its properties screen.
   Tip: Here you can view the application or category ID number.
4. Click Create.
5. In the Name field, type a name for the classification application.
6. In the Description field, type a descriptive text identifying the classification application.
7. In the Application ID field, type the identifier for a category, a new, unique number.
8. From the Category list, select an existing category or a category that you created.
9. Click Finished.

In BIG-IQ^® application visibility, as part of the advanced configuration, there are two ways to configure the BIG-IP^® classification preset and classification profile.

• You can use the existing classification preset, and make sure it is associated with the current classification profile.
• You can create a new classification preset, but you must also associate it with a new classification profile.

1. In the Main tab, click Local Traffic > Virtual Servers > Virtual Server List .
   A list of existing virtual servers displays.
2. Select the virtual server of the application that you want to map to the BIG-IQ system.
   The virtual server editing screen opens.
3. From the Configuration setting, select Advanced.
4. From the Classification Profile list, select the classification profile associated with the advanced configuration use case.
5. Click Update.