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The Administration Interface is the main interface used to configure Untangle. A welcome message is displayed upon the first visit to the administration interface. It will make a suggestion about the
The Administration Interface is the main interface used to configure Untangle.  
suggested applications that may be useful for your network. You can follow the welcome screen suggestion or just close the welcome screen and install the applications manually.


A registration and welcome message is displayed upon the first visit to the administration interface. It will make a suggestion about the suggested applications that may be useful for your network. You can choose to install the recommended apps or to install the apps manually.


[[Image:Administrator_interface.png|600px|center|Untangle's web GUI with trial applications installed]]
{{BigScreenshot|dashboard}}


There are four main tabs in the administration interface in the main menu:


Untangle's administration can be divided into two main parts, the '''Navigation Pane''' on the left and virtual '''Racks''' on the right.  
# [[Dashboard]]
# [[Applications|Apps]]
# [[Config]]
# [[Reports]] (only visible if the [[Reports]] app is installed.)


The '''Navigation Pane''' contains two tabs - '''Apps''' and '''Config''', detailed below.
In the sub-menu there are four views:
The '''Apps''' tab on the left-hand side is used to learn more about applications and install applications into the "virtual rack." The '''Config''' tab contains several sections to configure the Untangle server's settings.


Applications are installed into one or more virtual '''Racks''' on the right hand side, and filter the traffic passing through the Untangle server. Each application has a faceplate with a '''Settings''' button to configure it, current status information and a power button to toggle it on or off.
# [[Sessions]]
 
# [[Hosts]]
Across the top there is a dropdown menu to switch to different '''Racks''' or use the [[Session Viewer]] and [[Host Viewer]], as well as readouts for network speed statistics, a count of open sessions, CPU, memory, and disk information.
# [[Devices]]
 
# [[Users]]
If you see an alert icon near the top of the web GUI, hover over it for more information - these are [[Administrative Alerts]] designed to help you keep your Untangle healthy.


Tip: Using [http://getfirefox.com Mozilla Firefox] or [http://google.com/chrome Google Chrome] browsers is recommended for administration.
Tip: Using [http://getfirefox.com Mozilla Firefox] or [http://google.com/chrome Google Chrome] browsers is recommended for administration.

Revision as of 19:28, 12 June 2017

The Administration Interface is the main interface used to configure Untangle.

A registration and welcome message is displayed upon the first visit to the administration interface. It will make a suggestion about the suggested applications that may be useful for your network. You can choose to install the recommended apps or to install the apps manually.

There are four main tabs in the administration interface in the main menu:

  1. Dashboard
  2. Apps
  3. Config
  4. Reports (only visible if the Reports app is installed.)

In the sub-menu there are four views:

  1. Sessions
  2. Hosts
  3. Devices
  4. Users

Tip: Using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browsers is recommended for administration.