Introduction to PRTG 7 Part 3: User Interface Navigation
Here is another posting of my series of introductory blog posts about our new software “PRTG Network Monitor 7” which is currently undergoing a public beta test.
The main layout of PRTG Network Monitor’s web-based user interface consists of the Global Status Bar at the top, the Header Area with the main menu and quick-search box below it and finally the main page content.
When you navigate through PRTG’s web interface you will always be using one of the following five navigational paths:
- The “Main Menu” allows access to many important aspects of the software
- The “Quick Search” is often the fastest way to navigate to an object
- Using the page’s “Tabs” you can switch between various sub-pages for an object
- Many objects offer a “context menu” that will pop up when you right-click them
- And finally you are able to drill down into the object hierarchy of probes, groups, devices and sensors in the object tree shown above just by clicking an object
With these five navigation paths the complete functionality for PRTG is at your fingertips. Quite likely you are already familiar with these techniques from many other websites and web based user interfaces - with the exception of the context menus, which are not very common for web based user interfaces. But after a short while you will understand what a powerful feature these context menus are when it comes to effectively navigate the interface.