Snort Start options
This table lists the start settings.
| Setting | Description |
| Profile | |
| Description | Enter a description of the configuration. |
| Input | |
| Snort Rules | Select the input file. |
| Snort Variable Definition (optional) | Select the file that defines IPS and port files. Undefined variables will be converted into "any". |
| Conversion Options | |
| Add extra backslash "\" for special characters | FortiConverter adds an extra back slash for special characters in the conversion. |
| Convert annotated rules as status disable | Select to disable rules that are annotated in the source configuration. |
| Convert Snort rule's "msg" field to comment | Preserve "msg" fields as comment in rules. |