Custom protocol groups allow you to organize protocols into specific categories that differ from built-in groups (such as Antivirus, VPN, etc.).
Using protocol groups, you can manage all protocols in a certain category at once, rather than managing individual protocols.

Creating a protocol group is done in the section Dictionaries → Protocol Groups.

1. Click the + button above the “Group” field.
2. In the pop-up field, enter the name of the group.
   
3. Add protocols to the group. This can be done in several ways:
   • Button for moving individual protocols.
     Next to each protocol, there is a < or > button for movement.
     The button for protocols in the “Available Protocols” table is located on the left and moves the protocol to the Custom Group table when clicked. The button for the protocol in the Custom Group table is on the right and moves the protocol back to the “Available Protocols” table when clicked.
     
   • Buttons to manage the movement of one, several, or all protocols.
     Between the protocol tables, there are buttons to control the movement of protocols:
     
     By holding the Shift key, you can select multiple entries in the table.
     • The first button moves the selected protocol(s) from the “Available Protocols” table to the Custom Protocol Group table.
     • The second button moves all protocols from the “Available Protocols” table to the Custom Protocol Group table.
     • The third button moves all protocols from the Custom Protocol Group table back to the “Available Protocols” table.
     • The fourth button moves the selected protocol(s) from the Custom Protocol Group table back to the “Available Protocols” table.
   • Drag-and-drop.
     One or more protocols can be dragged from one table to another by holding the mouse button.

Additionally, protocols in the “Available Protocols” table can be filtered by built-in groups and searched by protocol name.

After configuring the Custom Protocol Group, you must save it by clicking the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the screen.
The “Cancel Recent Changes” button undoes all actions taken since the last save of the Custom Protocol Group.
The “Clear All” button removes all protocols from the Custom Protocol Group.

Management is described in Case 2. Applying Policies to Channels, Session Policing for Channels and Subscribers → Step 2. Adding a New Policy.