Monitoring with custom dashboards

Custom dashboards are collections of cards (also known as charts) that you select and organize into a preferred layout to monitor workspace (also known as site) traffic that the Next-Gen WAF inspects.

Creating a custom dashboard

To create a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

  1. Fastly control panel
  2. Next-Gen WAF control panel
  1. Log in to the Fastly control panel.
  2. Go to Security > Next-Gen WAF > Dashboards.
  3. From the workspaces bar, click the menu Menu icon to the right of the workspace name and select a workspace.
  4. Click Add dashboard.
  5. Fill out the fields in the Dashboard details section as follows:
    • In the Name field, enter a name for the custom dashboard.
    • In the Description field, enter a description of the dashboard.
  6. In the Select charts area, click the charts that you want to add to the dashboard.
  7. Click Create dashboard.

Duplicating a dashboard

To duplicate a dashboard, follow these steps:

  1. Fastly control panel
  2. Next-Gen WAF control panel
  1. Log in to the Fastly control panel.
  2. Go to Security > Next-Gen WAF > Dashboards.
  3. From the workspaces bar, click the menu Menu icon to the right of the workspace name and select a workspace.
  4. From the dashboards menu Menu icon, select the dashboard you want to clone. You can narrow down the list by using the search field.
  5. From the Options menu, click Clone dashboard.

Editing a custom dashboard

  1. Fastly control panel
  2. Next-Gen WAF control panel

To edit a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the Fastly control panel.
  2. Go to Security > Next-Gen WAF > Dashboards.
  3. From the workspaces bar, click the menu Menu icon to the right of the workspace name and select a workspace.
  4. From the dashboards menu Menu icon, select the custom dashboard that you want to modify.
  5. From the Options menu, select Edit dashboard.
  6. Fill out the fields in the Dashboard details section as follows:
    • In the Name field, enter a name for the custom dashboard.
    • In the Description field, enter a description of the dashboard.
  7. Click Update dashboard.

Deleting a custom dashboard

To delete a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

  1. Fastly control panel
  2. Next-Gen WAF control panel
  1. Log in to the Fastly control panel.
  2. Go to Security > Next-Gen WAF > Dashboards.
  3. From the workspaces bar, click the menu Menu icon to the right of the workspace name and select a workspace.
  4. From the dashboards menu Menu icon, select the custom dashboard that you want to delete.
  5. From the Options menu, select Delete dashboard.
  6. Click Delete workspace dashboard. The dashboard is deleted.

Adding cards (charts)

You can surface relevant metrics on custom dashboards by adding cards (charts) that highlight meaningful metrics.

Adding preset cards (charts)

Preset cards (charts) display common metrics. To add a preset card to a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

  1. Fastly control panel
  2. Next-Gen WAF control panel
  1. Log in to the Fastly control panel.
  2. Go to Security > Next-Gen WAF > Dashboards.
  3. From the workspaces bar, click the menu Menu icon to the right of the workspace name and select a workspace.
  4. From the dashboards menu Menu icon, select the custom dashboard that you want to modify.

  5. Click Add chart.

  6. From the Chart type menu, select Present chart.

  7. Fill out the fields in the Preset charts section as follows:

    • From the Metric type menu, select a metric type.
    • From the Metric menu, select a metric.

    HINT: Some preset charts cannot be modified.

  8. If available, fill out the fields in the Signal request metric details section as follows:

    • In the Title field, enter a title for the chart.
    • In the Description field, enter a description for the chart.
    • From the Signals menu, select the signals the chart will track. You can search for specific signals within the list by entering the name of the signal you want to search for.
  9. Click Add chart.

Adding custom cards (charts)

A custom card (chart) shows the percentage that selected signals increased or decreased over time. To add a custom card (chart) to a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

  1. Fastly control panel
  2. Next-Gen WAF control panel
  1. Log in to the Fastly control panel.
  2. Go to Security > Next-Gen WAF > Dashboards.
  3. From the workspaces bar, click the menu Menu icon to the right of the workspace name and select a workspace.
  4. From the dashboards menu Menu icon, select the custom dashboard that you want to modify.
  5. Click Add chart.
  6. From the Chart type menu, select Custom chart.
  7. From the Metric type menu, select Signals request metrics to create a chart with a bar graph or Signals trend list to create a chart that lists each signal and the percentage each signal increased or decreased over the selected time period.
  8. Fill out the fields in the Signals request metric details or Signals trend list details section as follows:
    • In the Title field, enter a title for the chart.
    • In the Description field, enter a description for the chart.
    • From the Signals menu, select the signals the chart will track. You can search for specific signals within the list by entering the name of the signal you want to search for.
  9. Click Add chart.

Editing cards (charts)

To edit a card (chart) on a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

  1. Fastly control panel
  2. Next-Gen WAF control panel
  1. Log in to the Fastly control panel.
  2. Go to Security > Next-Gen WAF > Dashboards.
  3. From the workspaces bar, click the menu Menu icon to the right of the workspace name and select a workspace.
  4. From the dashboards menu Menu icon, select the custom dashboard that you want to modify.

  5. Hover over the card you want to edit and click the pencil Pencil icon that appears.

    HINT: Some charts cannot be modified after creation. If you'd like to make changes to one of these charts, delete and recreate the chart.

  6. Fill out the fields in the Signals request metric details or Signals trend list details section fields as follows:

    • In the Title field, enter a title for the chart.
    • In the Description field, enter a description for the chart.
    • From the Signals menu, select the signals the chart will track. You can search for specific signals within the list by entering the name of the signal you want to search for.
  7. Click Update chart.

Rearranging cards (charts)

To arrange custom dashboard cards (charts) into a preferred layout, follow these steps:

  1. Fastly control panel
  2. Next-Gen WAF control panel
  1. Log in to the Fastly control panel.
  2. Go to Security > Next-Gen WAF > Dashboards.
  3. From the workspaces bar, click the menu Menu icon to the right of the workspace name and select a workspace.
  4. From the dashboards menu Menu icon, select the dashboard you want to modify. You can narrow down the list by using the search field.
  5. Hover over the card you want to move and click the horizontal stacked lines Move icon that appear. Then drag the chart to the preferred location on the dashboard.

Removing cards (charts)

To remove a card (chart) from a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

  1. Fastly control panel
  2. Next-Gen WAF control panel
  1. Log in to the Fastly control panel.
  2. Go to Security > Next-Gen WAF > Dashboards.
  3. From the workspaces bar, click the menu Menu icon to the right of the workspace name and select a workspace.
  4. From the dashboards menu Menu icon, select the custom dashboard that you want to modify.
  5. Hover over the card you want to edit and click the pencil Pencil icon that appears.
  6. Click Delete chart and then Delete. The chart is removed from the dashboard.