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Using the Monitors dashboard

Using the Monitors dashboard

FortiView Monitors dashboards contain widgets that provide network and security information. Use the controls in the dashboard toolbar to work with a dashboard.

Edit Dashboard

Add, remove, resize, or move widgets on a predefined dashboard. For details, see Customizing the Monitors dashboard.

Devices

Select the devices to include in the widget data.

Time Period

Select a time period from the dropdown menu, or set a custom time period.

Refresh

Refresh the data in the widgets.

Background theme

Change the background color of the dashboard to make widgets easier to view in different room lighting.

  • Day shows a brighter gray background color.
  • Night shows a black background.
  • Ocean shows a blue background color.

Hide Side-menu or Show Side-menu

Hide or show the tree menu on the left. In a typical SOC environment, the side menu is hidden and dashboards are displayed in full screen mode.

Use the controls in the widget title bar to work with widgets.

Settings icon

Change the settings of the widget.

Using the Monitors dashboard

FortiView Monitors dashboards contain widgets that provide network and security information. Use the controls in the dashboard toolbar to work with a dashboard.

Edit Dashboard

Add, remove, resize, or move widgets on a predefined dashboard. For details, see Customizing the Monitors dashboard.

Devices

Select the devices to include in the widget data.

Time Period

Select a time period from the dropdown menu, or set a custom time period.

Refresh

Refresh the data in the widgets.

Background theme

Change the background color of the dashboard to make widgets easier to view in different room lighting.

  • Day shows a brighter gray background color.
  • Night shows a black background.
  • Ocean shows a blue background color.

Hide Side-menu or Show Side-menu

Hide or show the tree menu on the left. In a typical SOC environment, the side menu is hidden and dashboards are displayed in full screen mode.

Use the controls in the widget title bar to work with widgets.

Settings icon

Change the settings of the widget.