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Chapter
3 Getting Started
When you use the PATROL DashBoard product for the first time, you must register
your product and obtain an activation key. You must also start the server and the
client. Then, you can use the default configuration, or you can specify a different way
to export data, handle SNMP traps, and handle backups of statistical data.
This chapter helps you familiarize yourself with the PATROL DashBoard user
interface and guides you through the configuration by presenting the following
topics:
The Default PATROL DashBoard Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
The Main Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
The Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
The Navigation Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Accessing Context Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Refreshing the Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Searching in the Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Starting the PATROL DashBoard Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Starting the PATROL DashBoard Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Stopping the PATROL DashBoard Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Registering Your PATROL DashBoard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Setting Up the Export of Data to a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Setting Up the Handling of SNMP Traps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
