Customize Protocol

Customize Protocol is used to manage all pre-specified protocols as well as your customized protocols. The protocols are organized in clear order, so that you can locate any protocol easily. You can customize protocols and create rules to recognize new protocols in this window.

Note that you cannot make any changes to the protocols or create a new one when there is a capture running (You need to stop all captures and go back to the Start Page). In a capture, you can only view the existing protocols.

To open the Customize Protocol window, do any of the following:

• Click the Customize Protocol icon in the System tab of the Ribbon.
• Click the Menu button, choose Local Engine Settings > Customize Protocol.

The Customize Protocol window shows as follows:

Protocol List

You can click any of the column headers to rearrange the protocols in descending order or in ascending order.

You can double-click a protocol item to customize it. You are not allowed to modify the color of the pre-specified protocols.

Display Filter

There are two protocol filters on the top for you to locate a certain type of protocol.

• Select protocol: Displays the selected type of protocol in the list and hide the rest, e.g. Ethernet II, IP, TCP and UDP.
• Filter display: Displays the protocols by their status, e.g. All Protocols, built-in Protocols, Customized Protocols and Modified Protocols.

Buttons

• Add...: Click to create a new rule to recognize a new protocol.
• Modify...: Click to edit a highlighted protocol item.
• Delete: Click to delete a highlighted protocol item.
• Import...: Click to read the protocol list from an .cscpro file.
• Export...: Click to save the protocol list to an .cscpro file.
• Default: Click to reset the protocol list. All your create items will be deleted and built-in protocols will be reset. You should be careful of clicking this button.

You cannot delete any built-in protocols and when you are running a capture, the buttons above will be disabled. You need to stop all the captures and go back to the start page, then the buttons will be enabled again.

The Add New Protocol dialog box and the Modify Protocol dialog box are as following figures: