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Administration Guide

User theme

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User theme

Themes control the look and feel of the FortiNAC user interface for each individual user.

Set theme

  1. Select Users > Admin Users.
  2. The Admin Users window opens with a list of users.
  3. Select the user to be modified.
  4. Select Edit Theme.
  5. Use the table below to enter settings.
  6. Select the Switch User(s) to Custom Theme Automatically check box to automatically apply the custom theme to the selected user(s).
  7. Selecting the Switch User(s) to Custom Theme Automatically check box allows an administrator to apply the custom theme to the selected user(s) without the need for the user to log in and change the theme manually.
  8. Click Apply To to enable this theme for more users.
  9. Click OK to set the theme.

Enable theme

After a theme is set for a specific user, that user must log into FortiNAC and enable the new theme as follows:

  1. Navigate to Help > Preferences to display the Admin User Preferences dialog.
  2. From the Theme drop-down, select Custom.
  3. Click OK.
Settings

Field

Definition

Header

Header

Controls the colors and text in the banner at the top of the window.

Product Title

Removes the logo displayed in the banner and adds the text included in the Product Title field.

Text Color

Controls the color of any text displayed in the banner at the top of the window.

Primary Color

Controls the background color of the banner. Depending on the Blend Direction setting this is the first color starting from the top down or from left to right.

Secondary Color

Controls the background color of the banner. Depending on the Blend Direction setting this is the second color starting from the top down or from left to right.

Blend Direction

Controls how the primary and secondary colors are blended in the banner. Vertical blends from top to bottom with the primary at the top. Horizontal blends from left to right with the primary on the left.

Navigation

Navigation

Controls the text and background colors of the menu bar.

Navigation Style

Controls the navigation method of the menu bar. Navigation bar is a plain menu bar in which the menu options are links and the menu with focus is underlined. Gradient with Tabs is a menu bar where the selected background color becomes lighter from top to bottom, and the menu with focus looks like a tab with a different background color. In this case, the color of the tab is controlled by the Detail Color option.

Text Color

Controls the color of the text on the menu bar.

Background Color

Controls the background color of the menu bar.

Detail Color

Controls the background color of a selected menu item when Navigation Style is set to Gradient With Tabs.

Selection Color

Color of the underline that indicates that a menu has focus when Navigation Style is set to Navigation Bar.

Panels

Panels

Controls the colors and text in the title bars of panels such as tables of data.

Text Color

Controls the color of the text in the title bars of panels and dialog boxes.

Header Background

Controls the background color of the title bars of panels and dialog boxes.

Buttons

Buttons

Controls the text and background colors of buttons.

Primary Color

Controls the background color of primary buttons throughout the system.

Primary Text Color

Controls the color of the text in primary buttons throughout the system.

Secondary Color

Controls the background color of secondary buttons throughout the system.

Secondary Text Color

Controls the color of the text in secondary buttons throughout the system.

Side bar

Side Bar

Controls the colors and text in side menus displayed on the left.

Text Color

Controls the color of the text in the side menus displayed on the left.

Background Color

Controls the background color of the side menus displayed on the left.

Hover Text Color

Controls the color of the text when the mouse hovers over a menu item in the side menus displayed on the left.

Hover Background
Color

Controls the background color of a menu option when the mouse hovers over it in the side menus displayed on the left.

Dialog buttons

Preview

Displays selected theme settings in the User Interface.

Remove Customizations

Returns the settings to the factory defaults for the selected user.

Switch User(s) to Custom Theme Automatically

Applies the theme to selected user(s) automatically without the need for the user(s) to manually change it.

Apply To

Allows you to select a list of users to whom this theme should apply.

User theme

Themes control the look and feel of the FortiNAC user interface for each individual user.

Set theme

  1. Select Users > Admin Users.
  2. The Admin Users window opens with a list of users.
  3. Select the user to be modified.
  4. Select Edit Theme.
  5. Use the table below to enter settings.
  6. Select the Switch User(s) to Custom Theme Automatically check box to automatically apply the custom theme to the selected user(s).
  7. Selecting the Switch User(s) to Custom Theme Automatically check box allows an administrator to apply the custom theme to the selected user(s) without the need for the user to log in and change the theme manually.
  8. Click Apply To to enable this theme for more users.
  9. Click OK to set the theme.

Enable theme

After a theme is set for a specific user, that user must log into FortiNAC and enable the new theme as follows:

  1. Navigate to Help > Preferences to display the Admin User Preferences dialog.
  2. From the Theme drop-down, select Custom.
  3. Click OK.
Settings

Field

Definition

Header

Header

Controls the colors and text in the banner at the top of the window.

Product Title

Removes the logo displayed in the banner and adds the text included in the Product Title field.

Text Color

Controls the color of any text displayed in the banner at the top of the window.

Primary Color

Controls the background color of the banner. Depending on the Blend Direction setting this is the first color starting from the top down or from left to right.

Secondary Color

Controls the background color of the banner. Depending on the Blend Direction setting this is the second color starting from the top down or from left to right.

Blend Direction

Controls how the primary and secondary colors are blended in the banner. Vertical blends from top to bottom with the primary at the top. Horizontal blends from left to right with the primary on the left.

Navigation

Navigation

Controls the text and background colors of the menu bar.

Navigation Style

Controls the navigation method of the menu bar. Navigation bar is a plain menu bar in which the menu options are links and the menu with focus is underlined. Gradient with Tabs is a menu bar where the selected background color becomes lighter from top to bottom, and the menu with focus looks like a tab with a different background color. In this case, the color of the tab is controlled by the Detail Color option.

Text Color

Controls the color of the text on the menu bar.

Background Color

Controls the background color of the menu bar.

Detail Color

Controls the background color of a selected menu item when Navigation Style is set to Gradient With Tabs.

Selection Color

Color of the underline that indicates that a menu has focus when Navigation Style is set to Navigation Bar.

Panels

Panels

Controls the colors and text in the title bars of panels such as tables of data.

Text Color

Controls the color of the text in the title bars of panels and dialog boxes.

Header Background

Controls the background color of the title bars of panels and dialog boxes.

Buttons

Buttons

Controls the text and background colors of buttons.

Primary Color

Controls the background color of primary buttons throughout the system.

Primary Text Color

Controls the color of the text in primary buttons throughout the system.

Secondary Color

Controls the background color of secondary buttons throughout the system.

Secondary Text Color

Controls the color of the text in secondary buttons throughout the system.

Side bar

Side Bar

Controls the colors and text in side menus displayed on the left.

Text Color

Controls the color of the text in the side menus displayed on the left.

Background Color

Controls the background color of the side menus displayed on the left.

Hover Text Color

Controls the color of the text when the mouse hovers over a menu item in the side menus displayed on the left.

Hover Background
Color

Controls the background color of a menu option when the mouse hovers over it in the side menus displayed on the left.

Dialog buttons

Preview

Displays selected theme settings in the User Interface.

Remove Customizations

Returns the settings to the factory defaults for the selected user.

Switch User(s) to Custom Theme Automatically

Applies the theme to selected user(s) automatically without the need for the user(s) to manually change it.

Apply To

Allows you to select a list of users to whom this theme should apply.