Navigating

Navigating the SRA Management Interface

The following sections describe how to navigate the SRA management interface:

Management Interface Introduction

The following is an overview of basic setup tasks that connect you to the Web-based management interface of the SRA appliance. For more detailed information on establishing a management session and basic setup tasks, refer to the Dell SonicWALL SRA Getting Started Guide. To access the Web-based management interface of the Dell SonicWALL SRA:

Connect one end of a CAT-6 cable into the X0 port of your SRA appliance. Connect the other end of the cable into the computer you are using to manage the SRA appliance.

Set the computer you use to manage your SRA appliance to have a static IP address in the 192.168.200.x/24 subnet, such as 192.168.200.20. For help with setting up a static IP address on your computer, refer to the Dell SonicWALL SRA Getting Started Guide for your model.

Note: For configuring the SRA appliance using the Web-based management interface, a Web browser supporting Java and HTTP uploads, such as Internet Explorer 8 or higher, Firefox 16.0 or higher, or Chrome 22.0 or higher is recommended. Users will need to use IE 8 or higher, supporting JavaScript, Java, cookies, SSL and ActiveX in order to take advantage of the full suite of SRA applications.

Open a Web browser and enter https://192.168.200.1 (the default LAN management IP address) in the Location or Address field.
A security warning may appear. Click the Yes button to continue.
The SRA Management Interface is displayed and prompts you to enter your user name and password. Enter admin in the User Name field, password in the Password field, select LocalDomain from the Domain drop-down list and click the Login button.

Note: The number and duration of login attempts can be controlled by the use of the SRA auto-lockout feature. For information on configuring the auto-lockout feature, refer to the Configuring Login Security.

When you have successfully logged in, you will see the default page, System > Status.

Note: If the default page after logging in is the Virtual Office user portal, you have selected a domain with user-only privileges. Administration can only be performed from the LocalDomain authentication domain. If you wish to log in as an administrator, make sure you select LocalDomain from the Domain drop-down list in the Login screen.

The System, Network, Portals, NetExtender, Secure Virtual Assist, Web Application Firewall, Users and Log menu headings on the left side of the browser window configure administrative settings. When you click one of the headings, its submenu options are displayed below it. Click on submenu links to view the corresponding management pages.

The Virtual Office option in the navigation menu opens a separate browser window that displays the login page for the user portal, Virtual Office.

The Help button in the upper right corner of the management interface opens a separate browser window that displays SRA help.

The Logout button in the upper right corner of the management interface terminates the management session and closes the browser window.

Navigating the Management Interface

The SRA Web-based management interface allows the administrator to configure the SRA appliance. The management interface contains top level, read-only windows and configuration windows:

Windows - Displays information in a read-only format.
Configuration windows - Enables administrator interaction to add and change values that characterize objects. For example, IP addresses, names, and authentication types.

is a sample window in the Web-based management interface. Note the various elements of a standard SRA interface window.

Figure 5: System > Status Page

The following is a sample configuration window:

For descriptions of the elements in the management interface, see the following sections:

Status Bar

The Status bar at the bottom of the management interface window displays the status of actions executed in the SRA management interface.

Accepting Changes

Click the Accept button at the top right corner of the main window to save any configuration changes you made on the page.

If the settings are contained in a secondary window within the management interface, the Accept button is still available at the top right corner of the window.

Navigating Tables

Navigating tables with large number of entries is simplified by navigation buttons located above the table. For example, the Log > View page contains an elaborate bank of navigation buttons:

Navigation Button Description

Find

Allows the administrator to search for a log entry containing the content specified in the Search field. The search is applied to the element of the log entry specified by the selection in the drop-down list. The selections in the drop-down list correspond to the elements of a log entry as designated by the column headings of the Log > View table. You can search in the Time, Priority, Source, Destination, User, and Message elements of log entries.

Exclude

Allows the administrator to display log entries excluding the type specified in the drop-down list.

Reset

Resets the listing of log entries to their default sequence.

Export Log

Allows the administrator to export a log.

Clear Log

Allows the administrators clear the log entries.

Navigation Buttons in the Log View Page

Restarting

The System > Restart page provides a Restart button for restarting the SRA appliance.

Note: Restarting takes approximately 2 minutes and causes all users to be disconnected.

Common Icons in the Management Interface

The following icons are used throughout the SRA management interface:

Clicking on the configure

icon displays a window for editing the settings.
Clicking on the delete

icon deletes a table entry.
Moving the pointer over the comment

icon displays text from a Comment field entry.

Tooltips in the Management Interface

Many pages throughout the management interface display popup tooltips with configuration information when the mouse cursor hovers over a check box, text field, or radio button. Some fields have a Help icon that provides a tooltip stating related requirements.

Getting Help

The Help button in the upper right corner of the management interface opens a separate Web browser that displays the main SRA help.

SRA appliances also include online context-sensitive help, available from the management interface by clicking the question mark button on the top-right corner of most pages. Clicking on the question mark button opens a new browser window that displays management page or feature-specific help.

Note: Accessing the SRA appliance online help requires an active Internet connection.

Logging Out

The Logout button in the upper right corner of the management interface terminates the management session.

When you click the Logout button, you are logged out of the SRA management interface and the Web browser is closed.

Navigation Bar

The SRA navigation bar is located on the left side of the SRA management interface and is comprised of a hierarchy of menu headings. Most menu headings expand to a submenu of related management functions, and the first submenu item page is automatically displayed. For example, when you click the System heading, the System > Status page is displayed. The navigation menu headings are: System, Network, Portals, Services, NetExtender, End Point Control, Secure Virtual Assist, Secure Virtual Meeting, Web Application Firewall, High Availability (SRA 4600/4200 only), Users, Log, and Virtual Office.

The submenus of each heading on the navigation bar are described briefly in the following table.

Table 11: SRA Navigation Bar Layout

Tab Submenu Action

System

Status

View status of the appliance.

Licenses

View, activate, and synchronize licenses with the Dell SonicWALL licensing server for Nodes and Users, Secure Virtual Assist, and ViewPoint.

Time

Configure time parameters.

Settings

Import, export, and store settings.

Administration

Configure login security and GMS settings.

Certificates

Import or generate a certificate.

Monitoring

View graphs of bandwidth usage, active concurrent users, CPU utilization, and memory utilization.

Diagnostics

Run diagnostics sessions.

Restart

Restart the system.

Network

Interfaces

Configure interfaces on the appliance.

DNS

Configure the appliance to resolve domain names.

Routes

Set default and static routes.

Host Resolution

Configure network host name settings.

Network Objects

Create reusable entities that bind IP addresses to services.

Portals

Create a customized landing page to your users when they are redirected to the SRA appliance for authentication.

Application Offloading

This page provides information about offloading a Web application.

Domains

Create authentication domains that enable you to create access policies.

Custom Logos

This page informs you that Custom Logos may now be uploaded per portal on the Portals > Portals page, by editing a Portal and selecting the Logo tab.

Services

Settings

Enable and configure settings for HTTP/HTTPS, Citrix, global portal character set, and One Time Password.

Bookmarks

Add bookmarks.

Policies

Add policies.

NetExtender

Status

View active NetExtender sessions.

Client Settings

Create client addresses for use with the NetExtender application.

Client Routes

Create client routes for use with the NetExtender application.

End Point Control

Settings

Enable or disable global EPC.

Device Profiles

View and configure device profiles.

Log

View client logins blocked by EPC.

Secure Virtual Assist

Status

View active Secure Virtual Assist customer requests.

Settings

Configure Secure Virtual Assist email, ticket, and queue options, and Assistance code settings.

Log

View log entries for technician and customer actions, and export, email, or clear the log.

Licensing

View and configure current Secure Virtual Assist license information.

Secure Virtual Meeting

Status

View a summary of current active meetings and attendees, in addition to upcoming meetings.

Settings

Configure general Virtual Meeting general and notification settings.

Log

View detailed information about recent meetings.

Licensing

View Secure Virtual Assist license status (includes Secure Virtual Meeting licensing).

WebApplicationFirewall

Status

View status of the Web Application Firewall license and signature database. Apply update to signature database. Download a PCI compliance report.

Settings

Enable Web Application Firewall, enable automatic signature updates, configure global settings for different priority attacks and global exclusions. Configure intrusion prevention error page settings, CSRF protection, cookie tampering protection, Web site cloaking, information disclosure protection, and session management settings.

Signatures

Enable performance optimization, configure per-signature actions and per-signature exclusions.

Rules

Enable custom rules. Configure and perform application profiling. Add and configure rule chains.

Monitoring

View local Web server requests and traffic graphs for certain time periods. View a graph or list of local WAF threats that were detected or prevented over certain time periods. View the top ten threats by signature, severity, or server. View a graph of global WAF threats that were detected or prevented over certain time periods. View a graph of the global top ten threats.

Log

View log entries for detected or prevented attacks. Click on a log instance to display additional information about the signature match, signature id, threat name, and other information.

Licensing

View and configure current Web Application Firewall license information.

High Availability

(SRA 4600/4200 only)

Settings

View HA status.Enable HA. Configure HA settings. Enable interface monitoring. Configure network monitoring addresses for LAN and WAN. Synchronize firmware between units in the HA pair.

Users

Status

View status of users and groups.

Local Users

Configure local users.

Local Groups

Configure local groups.

Log

View

View syslog entries that have been generated by the appliance. Export, email, or clear the log.

Settings

Configure settings for the log environment.