.. _appliance_getting_started:

The Appliance Dashboard
==========================

.. index:: Appliance

We assume you have setup your Appliance accordingly to the quickstart guide
which came with your installation image. So the Appliance should be up and
running. This guide will introduce the appliance management Web UI dashboard
which can be used for an easy and convenient configuration of all important
aspects of the Appliance, including configuration revisioning, backup and
restore abilities.

It can be reached at:

   https://<IP_OF_LINOTP>:8443

 .. Note: On the first run this address does trigger the installation
  wizard. After finishing the wizard you will be forwarded to the
  appliance management Web UI.

The appliance management Web UI is e.g. used to

 * monitor the status of the system
 * configure the network settings of the machine
 * set passwords of the root user and LinOTP administrators
 * perform backup and restore
 * manage your license
 * update the machine


.. note:: Every time you  define a new appliance configuration the
  configuration needs to be saved and activated. You can revert to a previous
  configuration set at any time. The appliance keeps track of your configuration
  sets. See :ref:`appliance_configuration_sets` for details.

Let's take a brief look at the main tabs and thus at the main configuration
topics. You will find more detailed explanation for each tab in the following
chapters of the documentation.

.. figure:: images/getting-started-1.png

*Appliance main tabs*

``Dashboard``
   will give you an overview about the system status, the versions of LinOTP
   and the Appliance and your type of license. Some graphics show on a timeline the
   memory consumption, the disk usage and other important information.

``Network``
   is used to configure all network settings including additional routes and name server.

``Time``
   is used to set the time, the timezone and optional NTP server.

``LinOTP``
   is used to manage LinOTP token administrators and to set the debug level of the LinOTP application.

``RADIUS``
   is used to define RADIUS clients and other RADIUS settings.

``System``
   manage certificates and passwords, schedule updates, backup and restore the appliance and more.

``Configuration Management``
   save and restore your configuration.

``Licence``
   show and upgrade license.