Navigating the Dashboard
The SecureLink dashboard is organized around a sidebar navigation, a main content area, and a top bar with contextual controls. This page walks through each element so you can find what you need quickly.
Sidebar Navigation
The left sidebar is your primary navigation. It is organized into logical groups:
Home
The home view with KPI cards, fleet status, traffic charts, and security posture. Click the SecureLink logo or Home to return here from anywhere.
Equipment
Manage all your network devices and configuration:
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Config Templates | Create and manage baseline configuration templates for edge provisioning. System templates provide defaults; custom templates let you tailor settings per deployment. |
| Edges | Dedicated edge devices running VPP. View status, configure interfaces, tunnels, ACLs, NAT, and more. |
| Shared Gateways | Multi-tenant gateway edges (MTGEs). View tenant assignments, gateway status, and per-tenant configuration. |
| Connectors | Lightweight edge devices using Linux networking. Manage WireGuard connections, peering, and routing. |
| Devices | App devices — VPN client device registrations. View registered devices and their connection status. |
| Device Groups | Organize app devices into groups for policy assignment and management. |
Network
Configure site-to-site connectivity:
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Edge Peering | Set up and manage WireGuard or IPSec tunnels between edges. Create peering groups with mesh, hub-spoke, or partial-mesh topologies. |
| Routing Policies | Define routing policies to control traffic flow and path selection across the network. |
| Applications | Manage application definitions for traffic classification and policy-based routing. |
Monitoring
Observe your network in real time:
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Device Status | Overview of all device connectivity and health across the fleet. |
| Performance | Throughput, packet counts, CPU, memory, and resource utilization charts. |
| Logs | Centralized log viewer for edge device events, configuration changes, and system activity. |
| Observability | Grafana dashboards for deep-dive metrics and flow analysis. |
| ACL Monitoring | View ACL rule match counts and traffic patterns. |
| Suricata IDS/IPS | Intrusion detection and prevention alerts and rule statistics. This item shows a lock icon if not enabled for your tenant. |
| Traffic Monitoring | Network flow data visualization and traffic analysis. |
Analytics
Data analysis and reporting:
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Traffic Analysis | Detailed traffic flow analysis with filtering and aggregation. |
| Reports | Generate and view network utilization and security reports. |
Administration
System management (admin users only):
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Users | Manage Super Admins, Tenant Admins, VPN/App Users, and pending invitations. |
| Tenants | Create and manage tenant organizations. |
| Roles & Permissions | Define roles and assign granular permissions. |
| System Settings | Platform-wide configuration including feature flags and system defaults. |
Some sidebar items may display a lock icon if the feature is not enabled for your tenant. Contact your administrator if you need access to a locked feature.
Top Bar
The top bar provides contextual controls that apply across the entire application:
Breadcrumbs
As you navigate deeper into the application (for example, Equipment > Edges > Edge Detail), breadcrumbs appear below the top bar showing your current location. Click any breadcrumb segment to navigate back to that level.
Search
The search bar allows you to quickly find devices by name, serial number, or IP address. Results update as you type and are scoped to your tenant.
Notification Bell
The bell icon in the top-right corner shows a badge count when there are unread notifications. Click it to open the notification panel, where you can:
- View recent alerts and events
- Mark notifications as read
- Click a notification to navigate directly to the relevant device or configuration
Dark Mode Toggle
Click the theme toggle (sun/moon icon) to switch between light and dark modes. Your preference is saved and persists across sessions.
Tenant Context
All data displayed in the SecureLink dashboard is automatically filtered to your tenant. You will only see edges, connectors, gateways, VPN users, and metrics that belong to your organization.
If you are a SuperAdmin with access to multiple tenants, you can switch tenant context from the top bar to view and manage resources across different organizations.
Tables and Pagination
All data tables in the dashboard are paginated:
- Full-page tables (edge list, connector list, user list, etc.) show 10 rows per page by default
- Embedded tables (sessions, activity logs in account settings) show 5 rows per page
- Pagination controls appear at the bottom of each table: First, Previous, Page indicator, Next, Last
- When a table has 10 or fewer rows (or 5 for embedded), pagination controls are hidden
- Use the search bar within each table to filter results — pagination resets to page 1 when searching
Common Navigation Patterns
Device Detail Pages
Clicking on any device (edge, MTGE, or connector) from a list view takes you to its detail page. Detail pages are organized into tabs specific to the device type.
Inline Actions
Throughout the dashboard, look for action buttons and icons:
- Plus (+) button — Add a new resource (edge, peering group, VPN user, etc.)
- Pencil icon — Edit an existing configuration
- Trash icon — Delete a resource (with confirmation)
- Sync icon — Push pending configuration changes to a device
- Gear icon — Open settings or configuration for an item
Configuration Sync Status
When you make configuration changes to an edge, those changes are staged locally until you explicitly sync them. Look for status indicators:
- Synced — The device is running the latest configuration
- Pending Changes — Configuration changes have been made but not yet pushed to the device
- Sync Failed — The last configuration push encountered an error
Always verify the sync status after making configuration changes. Changes are not applied to the device until a successful sync completes.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
/ | Focus the search bar |
Esc | Close modals and panels |
Footer
The sidebar footer includes:
- Documentation — Link to the SecureLink documentation site (context-sensitive, opens relevant page)
- Version — Current platform version
Next Steps
- Review Key Concepts to understand the terminology used throughout SecureLink