Icons and buttons in the Management Interface

Common Icons

The Management Interface uses icons to facilitate certain actions. Some icons are common throughout the Management Interface while others apply to only one or two pages. Table 2 describes the functions of common icons used in the Management Interface:

Table 2. Common icons

Action

Icon

Description

Edit

Displays a dialog (secondary or popup window) for editing the settings.

Delete

Deletes a table entry.

Comment

Displays text from a field entry.

Export

Exports the data flow into a comma separated variable (.csv) file. The default file name is sonicflow.csv.

Exports the data flow to a printer or file.

Refresh

Updates the real-time data in a table, chart, or other display.

Configure

Allows for customization of the display. The function changes with the page containing the icon.

NOTE: The Configure icon and Configure button have different functions.

Link

Provides a link to another page in the UI. Clicking the link displays the page.

Import

Imports certificate information or images.

Reboots the firewall with the firmware version listed in the same row

Boot

Imports certificate information or images.

Reboots the firewall with the firmware version listed in the same row

Question Mark
Help

Displays pop-up windows containing more detailed information than displayed on the page.

Status

Indicates the status of the feature:

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Green signifies that the feature is active and operating

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Yellow signifies the feature is not active and operating

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Red signifies the feature is disabled.

Collapse

Hides a chart, table, or section of a management interface page to allow more display room for other data.

Expand

Redisplays a hidden chart, table, or section of a management interface page.

Pause

Freezes the data flow. The time and date also freeze.

The Pause icon appears gray if the data flow has been frozen.

Play

Unfreezes the data flow. The time and date refresh as soon as the data flow is updated.

The Play icon appears gray if the data flow is live.

Stop

Stops services for an appliance.

Start

Resumes stopped services for an appliance.

Remove

Removes a local user from a group

Installation

Installs a SonicWALL SSO Agent feature.

Most submenus in the Dashboard menu have a Display icon associated with them. Clicking on the icon for a submenu item opens a new tab in your browser that displays only the report or graph associated with that submenu item. You can display all these submenu items or only the ones of interest. Once the submenu items is in a new tab, you can move the tab to a new browser window to display separately from the management interface.

Other submenus that display sometimes rapidly changing data also have a Display icon associated with them. This icon is located at the top of the submenu page near the Mode option. This Display icon works the same as those of the Dashboard submenus and is also associated with them.

Common buttons

The Management Interface uses buttons to facilitate certain actions. Some buttons are common throughout the Management Interface while others apply to only one or two pages. Table 3 describe the functions of common buttons used in the management interface:

Table 3. Common buttons
Action	Button	Description
Accept		Applies the changes entered on certain Interface Management pages.
OK		Applies the changes entered on the Interface Management page or for a dialog, applies the changes and closes the dialog.
Apply		Applies the changes made in a dialog, but does not close the dialog.
Cancel		Discards the changes entered on the Interface Management page or for a dialog, discards any changes made in the dialog and closes the dialog.
Help		Displays the Dell SonicWALL page.
Add		Displays a dialog that allows you to add elements, such as zones, services, and access/firewall rules, to your appliance.
Configure		Displays a configuration dialog for configuring SonicOS settings. NOTE: The Configure button and Configure icon have different functions.
Delete		Deletes the selected items from a table.
Delete All		Deletes all items except default and system-generated items in a table.
Preview		Displays the HTML message in a window for verification of how the message looks.
Example Template		Reverts the HTML message code to the default HTML message.

Status bar

The Status bar at the bottom of the management interface window displays the status of actions executed in the management interface. If the action was not completed, the Status bar displays an error message.

Applying Changes

Click the Accept button at the top of the management interface to save any configuration changes you made on the page.

If the settings are contained in a dialog (secondary window) within the Management Interface, the settings are applied automatically to the firewall when you click OK. To apply the settings without closing the dialog, some dialogs have an Apply button.

To cancel any configuration changes before applying them, click the Cancel button at the top of a management interface page or the bottom of a dialog.