About the Tripwire LogCenter Console

TLC Console Views and Components

The Tripwire LogCenter (TLC) Console is the graphical user interface (GUI) for TLC. Through the console, you configure TLC, oversee your TLC environmentConsists of all TLC software, Managers, Log Sources, Monitored Assets, Collectors, and data in your TLC installation., and manage log and event data.

Table 35 describes each component of the TLC Console1. Tripwire LogCenter Console is the software for the TLC graphic user interface (GUI), or 2. The Tripwire LogCenter GUI. Through the TLC Console, you can configure TLC, oversee your TLC environment, and manage log and event data. (see Figure 47). When you click a button in the button bar or side bar, or select an option from the menu bar, the selected TLC component opens in the workspace.

If the Tabbed Forms view is enabled, TLC presents each component in the workspace as a separate tab.

Otherwise, TLC opens each component as a separate window in the workspace (see Figure 48).

To toggle the Tabbed Forms view on and off, select View > Tabbed Forms in the menu bar.

Table 35. Components of the TLC Console

Component	Description
button bar	Contains buttons for TLC features and components, including those in the side bar (see The TLC Button Bar and Side Bar).
menu bar	Consists of the File, View, Options, and Help drop-down menus (see The TLC Menu Bar).
side bar	Contains two slider bars: Events and Resources (see The TLC Button Bar and Side Bar).
workspace	Displays the TLC components selected in the button bar and side bar.

Figure 47.  The TLC Console with Tabbed Forms view enabled

Figure 48.  The TLC Console with Tabbed Forms view disabled