Create a Dashboard

To create a new Extreme AirDefense dashboard:

From the main menu on the left, select the icon to load the Dashboard screen.
The dashboard marked as favorite automatically loads.
The Dashboard Screen
Select the button from tool bar.
The button expands to display a drop-down list.
Manage Dashboard Options
Select the Create menu item from the drop-down list.
The following screen appears.
New Dashboard Screen
Select one category from the available categories. These categories classify the widgets available for use within your dashboard.
Dashboard widgets are classified into:
- WIPS - Use the widgets in this category to display WIPS information and statistics.
- Stats - Use the widgets in this category to display general statistics.
- Compliance - Use the widgets in this category to display PCI compliance statistics.
Widget Categories

Use the Search text box to drill down to the widgets of interest.

Note
You cannot have more than 14 widgets on a single dashboard. Create a new dashboard to add additional widgets.
Click the widget to select it. At a time, you can select multiple widgets to add to the dashboard.

A green check mark appears on the top right of the selected widget.

A Selected and an Unselected Widget

The screen also indicates the number of widgets added to this new dashboard.

Note
To add a widget from a different widget category, select that category from the available options and continue adding widgets. You can combine widgets from all the categories to create your dashboard. You cannot, however, add more than fourteen (14) widgets to a dashboard.
Select the Next button located to the top right of the screen.
The following screen appears:

To remove a widget already placed on the dashboard, use the icon located to the top of that widget. This immediately removes the widget from the dashboard.

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You can also use the big green circle to add more widgets to this dashboard.

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When a widget is added to the dashboard, it will display its data even when its dashboard is being created or edited. This is by design.
Use the button, located to the top right of each widget, to rearrange the selected widget on the dashboard.

Hover over the widget's title. The arrow changes to . Then click and hold the primary mouse button, and drag the widget to the desired location on the dashboard. The other widgets on the dashboard are automatically rearranged to accommodate the moved widget.
Use the resize bar that is displayed - when you hover over the icon to the left of the widget - to resize the widget.

The arrow changes to . Then click and hold the primary mouse button, and drag the edge of the widget to resize it. The other widgets on the dashboard are automatically rearranged to accommodate the resized widget.

Widget with resize bar

Note
You cannot increase the height of the widget. Widget width can only be increased in fixed increments. You can only resize to the next available size.
Enter a name for this dashboard in the Dashboard field located to the top left of the new dashboard.
Select the Done button to save the final dashboard layout.
The dashboard is saved and displays the configured data. At any time use the Previous button to navigate to the previous screen. Similarly, use the Cancel button to exit without creating the dashboard.