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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter20 Configuring Objects
Configuring Service Objects and Service Groups
For information about adding or editing a service group, see the “Adding and Editing a Service Group”
section on page 20-7.
Adding and Editing a Service Object
This section includes the following topics:
Adding a Service Object, page20-6
Editing a Service Object, page 20-6

Adding a Service Object

To add a service object, perform the following steps:
Step1 In the Configuration > Firewall > Objects > Service Object/Group pane, click Add.
Step2 Choose Service Object from the drop-down list.
Step3 In the name field, enter a name for the service object. Use characters a to z, A to Z, 0 to 9, a period, a
dash, a comma, or an underscore. The name must be 64 characters or fewer.
Step4 From the Service Type field, choose the desired type: tcp, udp, icmp, or icmp6 protocol.
Step5 (Optional) If you chose tcp or udp as the Service Type, enter the following:
Destination Port/Range
Source Port/Range—Lists the protocol source ports/ranges.
Description—Lists the service group description.
Step6 (Optional) If you chose icmp or icmp6 as the Service Type, enter the following:
ICMP type—Lists the service group ICMP type.
Description—Lists the service group description.
Step7 If you chose protocol as the Service Type, enter the following:
Protocol—Lists the service group protocol.
Description—Lists the service group description.
Step8 Click OK to save the configuration.

Editing a Service Object

To edit a service object, perform the following steps:
Step1 Go to Configuration > Firewall > Objects > Service Object/Group pane.
Step2 Select an existing service object under the Name column.
Step3 Click Edit.
Depending upon the type of a service object you choose edit, the appropriate Edit window appears:
Service Object—Edit Service Object window appears.