Navigating the Gateway User Interface
The gateway user interface consists of the following elements:
Across the top of the user interface the following tabs are available:MY COMPUTERS tab – For managing connected CTERA Agents. Use this tab to view your own agent and all agents connected to the gateway.
FILES tab – Enables you to view and manage the files and folders on the gateway.
CONFIGURATION tab – Enables you to perform configuration tasks.
The central portion of the user interface displays the content for the selected tab.Across the bottom of the user interface the following information is displayed:The model number and name of the gateway is displayed on the left.Your user name. Clicking the user name displays a drop-down menu with the following options:Log out – log out of the gateway.
Change Password – Change the password to access the gateway with the current user. The password must be at least eight characters and must include at least a letter, digit and special character, such as ~, @, #, $ , %, ^, & , (.
Help – Open the online help for the gateway in a new tab.
Menu for restarting and shutting down the gateway.The firmware version.MY COMPUTERS Tab
Use the MY COMPUTERS tab to manage CTERA Agents. You can manage all agents with a connection to the gateway.
The tab includes the following:
Links to download CTERA Agent to your computer.Links to invite users to download CTERA Agent to their computers. You can have multiple computers backing up data to the gateway. Every computer with a CTERA Agent installed and connected to the gateway can back up and sync folders and files to the gateway. As the administrator you can also manage the backups and folders,The details of each computer running an agent with a connection to the gateway. The details include the following:The name of the computer.The agent status: online or offline.Details of the last file-level and disk-level backup.A Manage button, for managing the CTERA Agent settings. For details, see Centrally Managing CTERA Agents.FILES Tab
Use the FILES tab to manage folders and files on the gateway.
Note: You can also map to the folders and files from your file manager instead of using the FILES tab.
The tab includes the following:
Show Shares or Show Volumes. Click the arrow to toggle between these views:Show Shares – Displays all network shares and the folders they contain.
Show Volumes – Displays both volumes and network shares. In this view, you can see and manage folders that are not included in any network share. Network sharing tasks and snapshots are not available in this view.
A tree of the Shares or Volumes on the gateway and any folders they contain.View – The way the folders are displayed:Details – The folders and files are displayed in a table with additional information such as the file type, size and last modification date.
Large Icons – The folders and files are displayed as large icons. Selecting an icon displays the information about the file or folder.
Actions – Actions you can perform on a selected folder or file.Upload – Upload a file to a folder to the selected folder.Dependent on the mode, other options are also available, such as the Invitation Manager, which shows you which invitations you have sent other users to view folders.
For more detailed information, see Using the FILES Tab.
CONFIGURATION Tab
Use the CONFIGURATION tab to configure the gateway.
The tab includes the following:
The left side of the user interface is the navigation pane.The central portion of the user interface, Main > Home, displays the content for the navigation pane item. Under each main items are quick links to navigation pane items. For example, you can set up remote access by selecting Cloud Services > Remote Access in the navigation pane or in Main > Home, clicking Remote Access under the Cloud Services area.