Juniper Security Director GUI Overview
Juniper Security Director offers an intuitive, security-oriented GUI to help administrators with various tasks. The main menu options and actions available upon login depend on your access privileges.
Table 1 outlines the main menu in Juniper Security Director, provides a brief overview of each item, and links to the relevant sections in the Juniper Security Director User Guide.
Menu | Description |
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Dashboard |
The dashboard displays information such as top events, top denials, top applications, top source and destination IP addresses, top traffic, and top infected hosts. Graphical security widgets provide you with personalized network security views. You can customize your dashboard layout by adding, removing, and rearranging these widgets. See About the Dashboard. |
Monitor |
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SRX > Device Management |
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SRX > Security Policy |
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SRX > Security Subscriptions |
Manage advanced security related to:
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SRX > IPsec VPN |
IPsec VPN—Manage IPsec VPN profiles to securely connect with remote computers over a public WAN like the Internet. See IPsec VPN Overview. |
SRX > NAT |
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SRX > Identity |
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Shared Services > Firewall Profiles |
Manage security related to:
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Shared Services > Objects |
Mange objects related to:
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Administration |
Perform administrative tasks related to:
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Juniper Security Director Navigational Elements
Juniper Security Director offers several navigational tools within the GUI for a more tailored user experience. Table 2 displays sample icons for navigation, customization, and assistance.
Element | Icon | Location |
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Breadcrumbs—Trace your location in the GUI. Follow the breadcrumbs in the GUI to navigate back to one of the seven main tabs: Dashboard, Monitor, Device Management, NAT & Objects, Firewall, Advanced Security, and Administration. | ![]() |
Upper-left corner of the main screen, below the Monitor menu. It is not visible on the Dashboard. |
Infotip—Hover over an infotip icon for quick pop-up guidance. | ![]() |
Various places around the GUI. |
Show and Hide Left-Nav—Click the hamburger icon to show or hide the left-navigation section. | ![]() |
Left side of the menu bar. |
Show/Hide Columns—Click the kebab icon and select the check boxes in the menu to choose which columns are visible in tabular displays. | ![]() |
Upper-right corner of tabular display windows, such as the Monitor menu and the Device Management menu. |
Global Search—Search for specific data, such as security policies, addresses, zone, and service objects in your network. You can also search for objects in your network using full or partial keywords, such as security policies, addresses, and devices using host name, OS version, or product series. Click the result to navigate to the specific page in the GUI. You can refine the search results for specific criteria such as date range, device type, and policy type. |
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Right side of the top bar. |
Table Search—Search for specific text in the visible fields of large tabular views. | ![]() |
Upper-right corner of tabular views, next to the Show/Hide Columns icon. |