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The Home panel provides access to general information regarding the appliance, such as the caching system version currently running and the general health of the current configuration.
Path: Home > Introduction
Figure 69
Introduction Tab
The Introduction tab displays iChain Proxy Server information, such as version, build number, and licensing information.
Path: Home > Health Status
Figure 70
Health Status Tab
The Health Status tab indicates general status of appliance configurations, including which services are currently configured and the operational status of selected services.
A green status indicates iChain Proxy Services has not detected any configuration discrepancies.
A yellow status indicates iChain Proxy Services might be functioning sub-optimally due to configuration discrepancies.
A red status indicates that the iChain Proxy Services configuration might be incomplete or wrong.
Services Configuration: Reports the overall configuration status of all proxy services.
System Time Configuration: Reports the current NTP status.
IP Address Configuration: Reports the status of IP address assignments to network interfaces. iChain Proxy Services requires at least one IP address assignment for proper operation.
Gateway Configuration: Reports the status of the next hop gateway configuration. Without proper gateway configuration, the appliance cannot connect to origin Web servers.
DNS Configuration: Reports the status of DNS server configuration and connectivity to configured DNS servers. Without access to a DNS server, proxy services cannot function properly.
Client Accelerator Configuration: Reports the status of the forward and transparent proxy configuration. If browser clients pointing to this appliance as their appliance have Web browsing problems, check the status here and in Services Tab.
Web Accelerator Configuration: Reports the status of the Web server accelerator configurations. If browser clients have problems accessing a site being accelerated by this appliance, check the status of the Web server accelerator service in this section and in Services Tab.
Filtering Configuration: Reports the status of filter service configurations. If filtering is enabled and waiting for a rating list to be downloaded, the status indicates that filtering is not active and the health status is yellow (warning).
Path: Home > Certificate Maintenance
Figure 71
Certificate Maintenance Tab
The Certificate Maintenance tab lets you create, delete, back up, restore, and view authentication certificates stored on the appliance. This includes internal certificates generated by the appliance's certificate authority (CA) and external certificates generated by an external CA, such as VeriSign*. For more information, see Managing Appliance Certificates.
Certificate Name: A list of certificates created on the appliance.
Certificate Information: Information for the certificate selected.
View CSR: Use this option to display the certificate signing request of a certificate you have created.
This is used to request a certificate from a certificate authority. For more information, see Obtaining a Certificate from an External CA.
Store Certificate: Use this option to store certificate information received from a certificate authority. For more information, see Obtaining a Certificate from an External CA.
Export CA Certificate: Use this option to display a certificate authority's certificate. For more information, see Viewing (Exporting) a Certificate's CA.
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