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8      Barracuda Control Server Administrator’s Guide

The center pane provides an interface for managing your account and for connecting products, as well 
as a snapshot of product traffic statistics for all connected products. The Unit Health pane on the right 
includes a performance overview, connectivity, firmware, storage, and subscription status for each 
individual product organized by product type:

Once you click on an individual product, either in the Cloud Control pane or in the Unit Health pane, 
you leave the ‘Cloud Control context’ and drill-down into the product type web interface. The product 
web interface displays activity for an individual product if you have only one of that type connected. 
If you have multiple of one product type connected, the settings and statistics for all products of that 
type display in one web interface as described below.

Group Context

Grouping Barracuda Networks products enables you to manage settings and apply policies across 
multiple Barracuda Networks products of the same type from one web interface. You can also use 
“grouping” to organize your Barracuda Networks products by location, company, department, etc., 
and you can include products of different types. Grouping happens in one of two ways:

1.

By default, the Barracuda Control Server groups Barracuda Networks products by 
product type.

 For example, if you have two or more Barracuda Web Application Firewalls 

connected to a Barracuda Control Server, they are automatically grouped as such. You can then 
click on that product type in the Cloud Control pane and see one web interface with aggregated 
statistics and settings for all of the devices within that group. From the web interface, you can 
set policies for all of the products in the group at the same time since they are the same product 
type. This group context also enables reporting on aggregated statistics across a group.

2.

You can 

create

 a grouping of two or more products. When you click on that group in the Cloud 

Control pane, aggregated statistics display on the 

Status

 page for each product type in the group.

Additional reasons to manage products in the group context include:

• If you have many devices in one or more locations, managing them with a central console 

enables you to easily track firmware versions across products and keep them up-to-date.

• Grouping devices by location helps you keep track of where each device is physically 

located in case it needs service. As long as the unit is joined to the Barracuda Control 
Server, you do not need to look up the admin password to configure or update the product.

• Grouping devices of the 

same

 type enables viewing ‘exceptions’ in which values for the 

same setting differ across the devices.

• Grouping either devices of the 

same

 type or of 

different

 types provides a performance and 

traffic statistic snapshot on the 

CLOUD CONTROL > Status

 page for each device in the 

group. Statistics are aggregated for devices of the same type.

Summary of Contents for Control Server

Page 1: ...Version 3 x...

Page 2: ...rved Use of this product and this manual is subject to license Information in this document is subject to change without notice Trademarks Barracuda Cloud Control and Barracuda Control Server are trad...

Page 3: ...Tasks 15 Troubleshooting 15 Testing Network Connectivity 15 Connect to Barracuda Support Servers 16 Contacting Technical Support 16 Chapter 3 Accounts and Roles 17 Administrator Access 18 Barracuda C...

Page 4: ...nchronizing Security Policies Across Products 29 Chapter 5 Task Manager 31 Using the Task Manager to Monitor System Tasks 32 Troubleshooting 32 Testing Network Connectivity 32 Connect to Barracuda Sup...

Page 5: ...Getting Started 5 Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter provides an overview of the Barracuda Control Server and describes important concepts Overview 6 Concepts 6...

Page 6: ...according to your organization s deployment needs and security policies Concepts Understanding these concepts enables you to take full advantage of the Barracuda Control Server features for configuri...

Page 7: ...ng a group of the same type of Barracuda Networks products with one web interface or for grouping products by company location or department These contexts are described briefly below Cloud Control Co...

Page 8: ...Barracuda Web Application Firewalls connected to a Barracuda Control Server they are automatically grouped as such You can then click on that product type in the Cloud Control pane and see one web int...

Page 9: ...he device directly Exceptions When you have more than one of a Barracuda Networks product type connected to the Barracuda Control Server and you view the settings of all of them as a group with one we...

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Page 11: ...Barracuda Control Server This chapter covers features of the Barracuda Control Server appliance Initial Setup 12 Connect to the Barracuda Control Server 14 Using the Task Manager to Monitor System Ta...

Page 12: ...hernet port on the back of your Barracuda Control Server The Barracuda Control Server supports both 10BaseT and 100BaseT Ethernet Barracuda Networks recommends using a 100BaseT connection for best per...

Page 13: ...d for both TCP and UDP to allow communication between the Barracuda Control Server and the Internet These ports are used to transfer data either to the Barracuda Control Server or to another Barracuda...

Page 14: ...ny message Figure 2 1 displays the location of each of the lights Figure 2 1 Barracuda Control Server front panel indicator lights Connect to the Barracuda Control Server You can connect one or more B...

Page 15: ...t type By default statistics are presented for that product Click on the product link to configure using the web interface for that device Using the Task Manager to Monitor System Tasks The ADVANCED T...

Page 16: ...sues you may be experiencing Contacting Technical Support To contact Barracuda Networks Technical Support By phone call 1 408 342 5400 or if you are in the United States 888 Anti Spam or 888 268 4772...

Page 17: ...Accounts and Roles 17 Chapter 3 Accounts and Roles Use this chapter to understand managing user accounts and permissions Administrator Access 18 Managing User Accounts 19...

Page 18: ...s to each user for access to the Barracuda Control Server connect devices and view device status Use the web interface to link your Barracuda Networks devices including Barracuda Web Filter Barracuda...

Page 19: ...l Server update security definitions and view tasks and task errors 3 The Access list displays all devices currently connected to the Barracuda Control Server by group Select only those units you wish...

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Page 21: ...s chapter illustrates using all of the features of the Barracuda Control Server to manage your devices in either a group context or individually Barracuda Control Server Administration 22 Managing Pro...

Page 22: ...display total Spyware downloads Virus Downloads Policy number of threats blocked by your configured policies etc aggregated across your connected Barracuda Web Filters If you have various different Ba...

Page 23: ...ucts devices to your Barracuda Control Server the products display as a list in the product tree in the Cloud Control pane and are listed by product type under Products If you click Groups your Barrac...

Page 24: ...able are current for the device red indicates that one or more of these subscription items is either expired or not yet activated Product Context When you click on a particular device in the product t...

Page 25: ...s This setting synchronizes across all devices 3 To change the value of a setting on just one of the devices from the product tree click on the device itself within the group You will see the individu...

Page 26: ...ds for each of them on the Security Policies URL Protection page Additionally you have configured the HEAD Allowed Method for only one of the devices so the round Exception icon displays next to the H...

Page 27: ...group does NOT disconnect the devices in the group from the Barracuda Control Server it just removes the grouping Use Case Scenarios Scenario Opening a Support Tunnel on Multiple Devices With the Barr...

Page 28: ...ings for the student group Additionally your IT department may want to push Microsoft updates to student PCs so in the Updates section of the BLOCK ACCEPT Applications page you might set Microsoft Upd...

Page 29: ...rewalls from the Cloud Control pane and check the SECURITY POLICIES Cookie Security page An exception triangle for this setting may display as shown below if the devices are not in sync for this setti...

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Page 31: ...Task Manager 31 Chapter 5 Task Manager This chapter covers features of the Barracuda Control Server appliance Using the Task Manager to Monitor System Tasks 32 Troubleshooting 32...

Page 32: ...rrors are not automatically phased out over time Troubleshooting You must be logged in as the Barracuda Control Server Administrator Account to access the troubleshooting tools described in this secti...

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