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Administration Guide

GUI overview

GUI overview

When you log into the FortiAnalyzer GUI, the Dashboard pane is displayed. The Dashboard contains widgets that provide performance and status information. For more information about the Dashboard, see Dashboard

Use the navigation menu on the left to open another pane. The available panes vary depending on the privileges of the current user.

Device Manager

Add and manage devices and VDOMs. See Device Manager.

FortiView

Summarizes SOC information in FortiView and Monitors dashboards, which include widgets displaying log data in graphical formats, network security, WiFi security, and system performance in real-time.

This pane is not available when the unit is in Collector mode.

Log View

View logs for managed devices. You can display, download, import, and delete logs on this page. You can also define custom views and create log groups. See Log View and Log Quota Management.

Fabric View

Configure fabric connectors and playbook automation. Playbook automation requires a FortiSoC subscription service. See Fabric View.

Incidents & Events

Configure and view events for logging devices. See Incidents & Events.

This pane is not available when the unit is in Collector mode.

Reports

Generate reports. You can also configure report templates, schedules, and output profiles, and manage charts and datasets. See Reports.

This pane is not available when the unit is in Collector mode.

Management Extensions

Enable and use management extension applications that are released and signed by Fortinet. See Management Extensions.

System Settings

Configure system settings such as network interfaces, administrators, system time, server settings, and others. You can also perform maintenance and firmware operations. See System Settings.

The banner at the top of the screen is available in every pane.

The following options are available in the banner:

Menu

Click to toggle the visibility of the navigation menu on the left.

ADOM

If ADOMs are enabled, the required ADOM can be selected from the dropdown list.

The ADOMs available from the ADOM menu will vary depending on the privileges of the current user.

CLI Console

Open the CLI console to configure the FortiAnalyzer unit using CLI commands directly from the GUI, without making a separate SSH, or local console connection to access the CLI.

For more information, see Using the CLI console.

Note: The CLI Console requires that your web browser support JavaScript.

Online Help

Click to open the FortiAnalyzer online help.

You can also open the FortiAnalyzer basic setup video (https://video.fortinet.com/products/fortianalyzer/6.2/).

This option is context-sensitive, so it will open to the relevant documentation for the pane you are in.

Notifications

Click to display a list of notifications. Select a notification from the list to take action on the issue.

admin

From this dropdown, you can:

  • view the current firmware build of your FortiAnalyzer device.

  • upgrade the firmware.

  • open the Process Monitor.

  • change your password.

  • update your profile information, including the avatar and theme.

  • log out of the GUI.

GUI overview

When you log into the FortiAnalyzer GUI, the Dashboard pane is displayed. The Dashboard contains widgets that provide performance and status information. For more information about the Dashboard, see Dashboard

Use the navigation menu on the left to open another pane. The available panes vary depending on the privileges of the current user.

Device Manager

Add and manage devices and VDOMs. See Device Manager.

FortiView

Summarizes SOC information in FortiView and Monitors dashboards, which include widgets displaying log data in graphical formats, network security, WiFi security, and system performance in real-time.

This pane is not available when the unit is in Collector mode.

Log View

View logs for managed devices. You can display, download, import, and delete logs on this page. You can also define custom views and create log groups. See Log View and Log Quota Management.

Fabric View

Configure fabric connectors and playbook automation. Playbook automation requires a FortiSoC subscription service. See Fabric View.

Incidents & Events

Configure and view events for logging devices. See Incidents & Events.

This pane is not available when the unit is in Collector mode.

Reports

Generate reports. You can also configure report templates, schedules, and output profiles, and manage charts and datasets. See Reports.

This pane is not available when the unit is in Collector mode.

Management Extensions

Enable and use management extension applications that are released and signed by Fortinet. See Management Extensions.

System Settings

Configure system settings such as network interfaces, administrators, system time, server settings, and others. You can also perform maintenance and firmware operations. See System Settings.

The banner at the top of the screen is available in every pane.

The following options are available in the banner:

Menu

Click to toggle the visibility of the navigation menu on the left.

ADOM

If ADOMs are enabled, the required ADOM can be selected from the dropdown list.

The ADOMs available from the ADOM menu will vary depending on the privileges of the current user.

CLI Console

Open the CLI console to configure the FortiAnalyzer unit using CLI commands directly from the GUI, without making a separate SSH, or local console connection to access the CLI.

For more information, see Using the CLI console.

Note: The CLI Console requires that your web browser support JavaScript.

Online Help

Click to open the FortiAnalyzer online help.

You can also open the FortiAnalyzer basic setup video (https://video.fortinet.com/products/fortianalyzer/6.2/).

This option is context-sensitive, so it will open to the relevant documentation for the pane you are in.

Notifications

Click to display a list of notifications. Select a notification from the list to take action on the issue.

admin

From this dropdown, you can:

  • view the current firmware build of your FortiAnalyzer device.

  • upgrade the firmware.

  • open the Process Monitor.

  • change your password.

  • update your profile information, including the avatar and theme.

  • log out of the GUI.