Using the web interface
The menu
The menu on the left is organized in sections. Every section is always expanded, so every page is one click away.
| Section | Contains |
|---|---|
| Operation & Analytics | Dashboard, Threat Analytics, Traffic Analytics, Monitor, Connections, Performance, Logs |
| Policy | Firewall Rules, NAT, Port Forwarding, Zones & Policies, Objects |
| Security Services | Application Control (DPI), Web Protection, Network Protection (IPS), DNS Filtering, IP & Geo Blocking |
| Network | Interfaces, Routing, SD-WAN, DNS & DHCP, QoS, Reverse Proxy |
| VPN | Remote Access (OpenVPN), OpenVPN Site-to-Site, IPsec Site-to-Site, WireGuard |
| Access & Identity | Users & Groups, Captive Portal |
| Administration | Central Management, Licensing, Backup & Recovery, System, Certificates, Reboot & Shutdown |
Every section stays open, so every page is one click away. Related settings are grouped as tabs of one page. System has the tabs General, Time sync, SSH, Updates and Storage, and Backup & Recovery has Backup, Restore, Migration and Factory reset. Old bookmarks still work: they redirect to the right tab.
The top bar
- Unit name: the name of the firewall with a health dot (green, amber or red). Click it for the name, serial, version, uptime and license.
- Search (Ctrl K): type a few letters of a page name to jump to it.
/opens it too when you are not typing in a field. - Log Viewer: opens the Log Viewer in a new tab.
- Language: the current language as a short code (EN, ES, PT); the choice is remembered for your user.
- Help: the manual page of the screen you are on, the documentation, the release notes, the version and serial (click the serial to copy it) and Copy diagnostics summary, a short text for a support request (version, serial, uptime, license and active alerts: no configuration, no addresses, no passwords).
- Status and alerts (the bell): what needs attention now, grouped by severity, with a link to the alerts page, and what happened in the last 24 hours. The 24-hour list is kept in your browser: the firewall does not keep an alert history.
- User menu: account settings, light or dark theme and sign out.
Tabs
Many pages have tabs at the top, for example Firewall Rules has Forward, Input and Output rules. The selected tab is kept in the address bar, so you can share or bookmark a link to it.
Staged changes
Most configuration changes are written to a pending configuration first. While changes are pending, a banner offers two actions:
- Apply changes activates everything that is pending.
- Revert changes discards it.
This lets you prepare several related changes, for example a new zone and its rules, and activate them together.
Pending changes are lost if the unit reboots or shuts down. The reboot and shutdown pages warn you when there are unsaved changes.
Tables
Tables share a common set of tools: a filter box, sortable columns, pagination, and an actions menu on each row. When a filter hides everything, a message tells you to change the filter.
Confirmation prompts
Destructive actions, such as deleting a rule or a database, ask for confirmation. Some critical operations, for example a factory reset, ask you to type the name of the unit before they proceed.
Your account
Open the user menu at the top right for Account settings. There you can change your password, choose the language of the interface and configure two-factor authentication. See Licensing and account.
Language and theme
The interface is available in English, Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish. It uses the language of your browser by default, and you can choose another in your account settings. The light and dark themes are switched from the top bar.