Manual:The Dude/Interface
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Server settings
The server settings panel is located in the top-left corner of the Dude interface. It contains the following buttons:
- Connect/Disconnect - Connects to a Dude server (including Localhost) or disconnects from it
- Preferences - general Dude preferences
- Local server - local server settings
- Help - link to this webpage
- Undo/Redo - allows to undo or redo the last action
- Settings' - settings of the currently connected server
- Export/Import - allows to save, or load Dude configuration files
Preferences
- Auto connect at startup self explanatory
- Auto reconnect if connection is lost - self explanatory
- Appear only inside tray when minimised - do not show Dude in Windows task bar
- Hide tray icon (deselected by default) - hide Dude from tray
- Status Bar - Show bottom status bar
- Language - can change language of The Dude interface
Local server
Local server is the instance on your Windows PC which is used by default when opening the Dude program. It connects to Localhost. If you plan to scan and manage devices from another machine, and only use the Dude application to connect to a remote host, you can disable the local server.
- Disabled - Local server is disabled at all times
- All time - Local server is enabled always
- Only when local client is running - self explanatory
- As service - run the Dude local server as a windows service
Server settings
Allows configuration of various aspects of the currently connected server. More specific explanation of all the options in the The Dude/Server Settings article.
Tool pane
- Address lists - Lists of IP addresses to be used in Blocklist and other places
- Admins - Users who can access this particular Dude server
- Charts - Configure graphs based on any data source in the map
- Devices - List of all the devices drawn on any of the network maps
- Files - List of the files uploaded to the server, like images for network map backgrounds and sounds
- Functions - Functions that can be used, includes scripts and advanced queries
- History Actions - History of tasks performed by the admin, like adding or removing devices. Admin log.
- Links - List of all links in all maps.
- Logs - Logs of device statuses. Dude also includes a Syslog server, and can receive Logs from other devices.
- MIB nodes - Information about MIBs
- Network maps - All maps
- Networks - List of all network segments places on the map
- Notifications - Different ways to alert the admin of
- Panels - Allows to configure separate dude window entities for use on multiple monitors or otherwise
- Probes - Probes are responsible for polling specific services on the defices
- Services - Lists the currently monitored services on all devices
- Tools - Configures the tools that can be run on each device (ie. connect with winbox, telnet, ftp etc.)
Map window
