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Review the Active Interface Page Options

Use the Active Interfaces page to view and manage active routers, interfaces, and custom virtual interfaces (CVIs).

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Active Interfaces page:
   1. Select Administration from the NFA console menu.

      The Administration page opens.

   2. Select Interfaces: Physical & Virtual from the Administration menu.

      The Active Interfaces page opens, which lists the current routers and their active interfaces.

   

The Active Interfaces page includes the following options:

• Search options: Search for routers, interfaces, or custom virtual interfaces (CVIs) whose addresses or names match a text string. To clear the search, click Clear Filter.
• Edit: Modify several of the attributes of a router, interface, or CVI.
• Merge: Combine the data for two or more selected physical interfaces or two or more selected CVIs.
• Add Custom Virtual Interface: Create a custom virtual interface that is based on the selected physical interface.

Router Table Elements

Routers are listed on the Active Interfaces page in the form of tables. The router tables contain the following columns.

• Arrow icon: Click to expand the list of interfaces for the router.
• Check box (on the Router table column heading bar): Select or clear the selection of all routers.
• Check box (on the router row): Select one or more routers to perform one of the following actions:
  • Edit the name, SNMP profile, SNMP profile version, port, and application template for a single selected router.
  • Edit the SNMP profile, SNMP profile version, port, and application template for multiple selected routers.
  • Delete one or more selected routers.

  The Edit and Delete buttons are inactive if no routers are selected.

Table Columns

• Last Poll: Shows the status of the router at the most recent poll:
  • Red: Router was not detected.
  • Yellow: Router was detected, but no NetFlow data was received from it.
  • Green: Router was detected and NetFlow data was received from it.
• Router Address: Shows the IP address of the router.
• Router Name: Shows the user-assigned name of the router. For example, lab1 router.
• Template: Shows the template that is associated with the application.
• Interfaces: Shows the total number of interfaces the router has.
• Harvester: Shows the IP address of the Harvester that collects data from the router.

Interface Table Elements

Interfaces and custom virtual interfaces (CVIs) are listed on the Active Interfaces page in tables nested under their parent routers. To display the interfaces and CVIs for a router, click the arrow next to the router name. Interface tables contain the following elements and columns.

• Check box (on the Interface table column heading bar): Select or clear the selection of all interfaces for a router.
• Check box (on the interface row): Select one or more interfaces to perform one of the functions described in this list.
  • Edit the name, description, inbound speed, outbound speed, domain, and type for a single selected interface.
  • Edit the inbound speed, outbound speed, type, and domain for multiple selected interfaces. You can select and edit interfaces from multiple routers.
  • Delete one or more selected interfaces. You can select and delete interfaces from multiple routers.
  • Merge two or more selected interfaces.
  • Add a CVI that is based on a physical interface.

  The Edit and Delete buttons are active only when at least one router, interface, or CVI is selected.

Table Columns

• Traffic Status: Shows the status of the interface at the most recent poll:
  • Red: Inactive interface.
  • Green: Active interface.
• Class: Indicates whether the interface is a physical interface or a custom virtual interface (CVI). The physical interface icon is a gray box with the letters INT. The CVI icon has a V next to the box.
• Interface Name: Lists the user-assigned name of the interface or CVI.
• Description: Shows the optional information that an Administrator added to help identify the interface or CVI.
• If Index: Shows the index value that is assigned to the interface. The If Index value for a CVI matches the value for the parent interface.
• Type: Indicates the connection type, such as WAN, LAN, or VLAN.
• In Speed: Identifies the inbound speed of the interface or CVI, provided the speed is known.
• Out Speed: Identifies the outbound speed of the interface or CVI, provided the speed is known.
• Domain: Identifies the domain of the interface, provided multiple domains have been defined. If the environment has only one domain, the Domain column is not visible.
• Notes: Provides access to any notes that the Administrator has added for the interface or CVI.