The TLC Button Bar and Side Bar

The button bar and side bar (see Figure 40) consist of buttons with which you can open components of the TLC Console (see Table 35).

Table 35. TLC components in the button bar and side bar

Button

TLC Component

Available in the button bar?

Available in the side bar?

Description

Audit Logger

Audit Logger

Yes

Yes

See What is the Audit Logger?

Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager

Yes

Yes

In the Configuration Manager, you can create and configure:

TLC Resources (Assets, Asset Groups, Managers, Locations, Event-Management Databases)

Normalization objects (Normalization Rules, Aliases, and Normalized-Message Filters)

Correlation objects (Correlation Engines, Rules, Lists, Actions, and Normalized-Message Fields)

Dashboard

Dashboard

Yes

Yes

See What are the Dashboard, Manager Layouts, and Database Layouts?

Documentation

Documentation

No

Yes

Opens the TLC Online Help.

Event-Database Viewer

Event-Database Viewer

Yes

Yes

In the Event-Database Viewer, you can query and work with the Events in your Event Databases (see Working with the Event-Database Viewer).

Firewall-Database Viewer

Firewall-Database Viewer

Yes

Yes

In the Firewall-Database Viewer, you can query and work with the Events in your Firewall Databases.

IDS-Database Viewer

IDS-Database Viewer

Yes

Yes

In the IDS-Database Viewer, you can query and work with the Events in your IDS Databases.

NSLookup

NSLookup

Yes

No

Opens the NSLookup tab in the Internet Tools dialog (see Working with Internet Tools).

Ping

Ping

Yes

No

Opens the Ping tab in the Internet Tools dialog (see Working with Internet Tools).

Real-Time Event Viewer

Real-Time Event Viewer

Yes

Yes

See What is the Real-Time Event Viewer?

Report Center

Report Center

Yes

Yes

See What is the Report Center?

Task Manager

Task Manager

Yes

Yes

See What are the Task Manager and Task Scheduler?

Task Scheduler

Task Scheduler

Yes

Yes

See What are the Task Manager and Task Scheduler?

Ticket Center

Ticket Center

Yes

Yes

See What is the Ticket Center?

Time Filter

Time Filter

Yes

No

Limits any queries run in the main pane to data saved within a specified time period. For example, if you open the Event-Database Viewer, select 24 hours from the Time Filter drop-down, and select Event Overview for an Event-Management Database, TLC will limit the query to Events saved to the database within the last 24 hours.

Traceroute

Traceroute

Yes

No

Opens the Traceroute tab in the Internet Tools dialog (see Working with Internet Tools).

Administration Manager

Administration Manager

Yes

Yes

In this page, you can manage the user accounts, user groups, permissions, and Global Settings for your TLC environment. For more information, see:

About User Access and Licensing

About TLC Settings and Global Settings

Whois

Whois

Yes

No

Opens the Whois tab in the Internet Tools dialog (see Working with Internet Tools).