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Edit Menu
This section describes the Edit menu.
Figure 5-5. Edit Menu Options
The Edit menu gives users options with objects such as filters, groups, filter template collections, etc., to:
■ Copy to the system clipboard
■ Paste from the system clipboard
■ Delete Users can also:
■ Configure display Options (described in detail below)
■ Configure the user profile settings under My Profile (described in detail below)
■ Configure the Properties of a selected object
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Configure Display Options (Edit > Options):
Figure 5-6. Options Window
The settings on the Options page apply to all NTO sessions started from the current PC user account and are only applied on the current PC.
For example:
1. A user configures control panel options while logged in at PC#1.
2. The user logs out of an NTO at PC#1 and then logs into the same NTO from PC#2.
The control panel settings configured while logged in at PC1 will not be in effect during the user’s control panel session at PC#2.
Also, if a second user logs into the NTO from PC#1, the options configured by the first user will not be in effect for the second user.
General
Remember window location and size on exit – When this option is enabled, the location and size of the control panel window is saved upon exit and recalled when the user logs in again.
Remember active sessions on exit - When this option is enabled, the active session information is saved (excluding passwords) and recalled when the user
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logs in again. Details about this feature can be found in the Manage Multiple NTO Systems from the Same Control Panel Interface using ULM section.
Show disabled ports – When this option is selected, network and tool ports that are disabled display in the diagram area. Unselect this option to hide disabled ports. Hiding disabled ports may help to make the diagram easier to read.
Control panel log level: Click the hyperlink to configure the log level for the control panel. The control panel log level can be raised to help troubleshoot control panel issues. Log levels should only be changed as directed by Anue Technical Support.
Diagram
Automatically re-organize when changes occur - Selecting this option will cause the diagram to automatically re-arrange objects so that the diagram connections are easier to see.
Filters and ports are automatically arranged using an algorithm designed to minimize crossed connections. When Auto-organize is disabled, the diagram can be organized by pressing the F5 key.
The rules for reorganization (or organization after pressing the F5 key) are:
■ Network ports with connections to filters are arranged before network ports without connection to filters.
■ Ports connected to the same filter are sorted alphabetically by name.
■ Ports without connections are sorted alphabetically, with enabled ports having higher priority than disabled ports.
■ Enabled ports are arranged before disabled ports.
■ Filters that have the most port connections are displayed at the top of the diagram.
■ Filters that have equal connection counts are sorted alphabetically by name.
■ Port groups are treated the same as ports although port groups have a higher priority than ports.
Statistics
Refresh statistics every – The statistics refresh rate can be configured in seconds, minutes or hours. This setting is only applicable to the current control panel and does not affect the actual collection of statistics on the NTO.
Chart sample interval – Configure the sample rate for port and dynamic filter statistics charts. This control panel option does not affect the actual collection of statistics on the NTO. The drop-down list provides options that range from 1 second to 5 minutes. Each interval option also indicates how long each sample is retained in the chart history before being discarded to make room for a new sample. For example, the option “30 sec (max data range 15 hours)”, indicates that chart statistics will refresh every 30 seconds and that statistics data can be charted at this sample interval, continuously, without data loss, for up to 15 hours.
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Confirmations
Confirmation messages display when users perform certain actions. These messages may become undesirable if a user is familiar with a feature and already understands the ramifications of their actions. The settings in this section of the page allow confirmation messages to be suppressed or displayed. Confirmation messages can be suppressed from the confirmation dialogs, themselves.
Confirm mandatory statistics reset when filter connections are added:
The options for this confirmation message are: Always ask and Never ask. For example, a user has drawn a connecter between a filter and a tool port. The following message will display: (notice the “Don’t show this message again.”
checkbox at the bottom of the confirmation dialog box):
Figure 5-7. Reset Filter Statistics Confirmation
Display edit dynamic filter dialog when connecting two ports on the diagram:
The options for this confirmation message are: Always ask, Always do this (automatically open the Edit filter dialog box when this action occurs) and Never do this (never ask about configuring the filter).
For example, a user has drawn a connector between a network port and a tool port. This action will cause a filter to be created automatically. The following message will display (notice the “Remember my answer…” checkbox at the bottom of the confirmation dialog box):
Figure 5-8. Configure Filter Prompt
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Automatically enable disabled ports when a connection is added:
The options for this confirmation message are: Always ask, Always do this (always enable disabled ports when a connection is added) and Never do this. For example, a user draws a connector between a filter and a disabled tool port. The following message will display (notice the “Remember my answer…” checkbox at the bottom of the confirmation dialog box):
Figure 5-9. Enable Port Prompt
While editing a dynamic filter, warn when statistics will be reset:
The options for this confirmation message are: Always ask and Never ask. For example, a user has changed the criteria of a filter from Pass All to Pass by Criteria. When OK is clicked to accept the modifications, the following message displays (notice the “Don’t show this message again.” checkbox at the bottom of the confirmation dialog box):
Figure 5-10. Reset Filter Statistics Confirmation
Display edit port group dialog when creating a port group from selected ports:
The options for this confirmation message are: Always ask, Always do this (always open the Edit Port Group window after the port group is added) and Never do this.
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Figure 5-11. Configure Object Prompt
Confirm editing far-end when a remote interconnect port group is set up:
The options for this confirmation message are: Always ask, Always do this (always open the Edit Port Group window after the port group is added) and Never do this. This message displays after the Remote Far End feature is configured. The system attempts to connect to the far end configure the far end port group “Interconnected with” settings.
Figure 5-12. Confirm Remote Far-End Connection
Allow a dynamic filter to connect to both ends of bidirectional interconnect port group:
The options for this confirmation message are: Always ask, Always do this (always open the Edit Port Group window after the port group is added) and Never do this. This message displays after the user attempts to a make a connection between both ends of the same bidirectional interconnect port group.
The message serves as a minor warning because this sort of connection is unnecessary.
Figure 5-13. Confirm Bidirectional Interconnect Port Group
At the bottom of the Options window there are OK, Cancel and Reset buttons.
The Reset button can be used to reset the display option configuration to the default settings.
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Configure My Profile (Edit -> My Profile)
The following settings can only be modified when the NTO is in local authentication mode. User profiles cannot be modified when the NTO is in TACACS+ or RADIUS authentication mode.
All users can modify the following settings for their account:
■ Login ID
■ Full Name
■ Email Address
■ Phone number
■ Password
Figure 5-14. Edit User Window
Created: Displays the date and time the account was created and the name of the system administrator who created the account.
Last Modified: Displays the date and time the account was last modified and the name of the user who modified the account. A brief description of the change that was made to the account is described in parentheses.
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