Use the Dashboard
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Use the Dashboard
The Dashboard tab widgets show
general firewall information, such as the software version, the
operational status of each interface, resource utilization, and
up to 10 of the most recent entries in the threat, configuration,
and system logs. All of the available widgets are displayed by default,
but each administrator can remove and add individual widgets, as
needed. Click the refresh icon
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to update the dashboard or an
individual widget. To change the automatic refresh interval, select
an interval from the drop-down (1 min, 2
mins, 5 mins, or Manual).
To add a widget to the dashboard, click the widget drop-down, select
a category and then the widget name. To delete a widget, click
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in the title bar. The following table describes the
dashboard widgets.
Dashboard Charts | Descriptions |
|---|---|
Top Applications | Displays the applications with the most
sessions. The block size indicates the relative number of sessions
(mouse-over the block to view the number), and the color indicates
the security risk—from green (lowest) to red (highest). Click an
application to view its application profile. |
Top High Risk Applications | Similar to Top Applications, except that
it displays the highest-risk applications with the most sessions. |
General Information | Displays the firewall name, model, PAN-OS
software version, the application, threat, and URL filtering definition
versions, the current date and time, and the length of time since
the last restart. |
Interface Status | Indicates whether each interface is up (green),
down (red), or in an unknown state (gray). |
Threat Logs | Displays the threat ID, application, and
date and time for the last 10 entries in the Threat log. The threat
ID is a malware description or URL that violates the URL filtering
profile. |
Config Logs | Displays the administrator username, client
(Web or CLI), and date and time for the last 10 entries in the Configuration
log. |
Data Filtering Logs | Displays the description and date and time
for the last 60 minutes in the Data Filtering log. |
URL Filtering Logs | Displays the description and date and time
for the last 60 minutes in the URL Filtering log. |
System Logs | Displays the description and date and time
for the last 10 entries in the System log. A Config
installed entry indicates configuration changes were
committed successfully. |
System Resources | Displays the Management CPU usage, Data
Plane usage, and the Session Count, which displays the number of
sessions established through the firewall. |
Logged In Admins | Displays the source IP address, session
type (Web or CLI), and session start time for each administrator
who is currently logged in. |
ACC Risk Factor | Displays the average risk factor (1 to 5)
for the network traffic processed over the past week. Higher values
indicate higher risk. |
High Availability | If high availability (HA) is enabled, indicates
the HA status of the local and peer firewall—green (active), yellow
(passive), or black (other). For more information about HA, see High Availability. |
Locks | Shows configuration locks taken by administrators. |