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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 4 Using the Context Explorer
Understanding the Context Explorer
Setting the Context Explorer Time Range
License:
FireSIGHT
You can configure the Context Explorer time range to reflect a period as short as the last hour (the
default) or as long as the last year. Note that when you change the time range, the Context Explorer does
not automatically update to reflect the change. To apply the new time range, you must manually refresh
the explorer.
default) or as long as the last year. Note that when you change the time range, the Context Explorer does
not automatically update to reflect the change. To apply the new time range, you must manually refresh
the explorer.
Changes to the time range persist even if you navigate away from the Context Explorer or end your login
session.
session.
To change the Context Explorer time range:
Access:
Admin/Any Security Analyst
Step 1
From the
Show the last
drop-down list, select a time range.
Step 2
Optionally, to view data from the new time range, click
Reload
.
All sections of the Context Explorer update to reflect the new time range.
Tip
Clicking
Apply Filters
also applies any time range updates.
Minimizing and Maximizing Context Explorer Sections
License:
FireSIGHT
You can minimize and hide one or more sections of the Context Explorer. This is useful if you want to
focus on only certain sections, or if you want a simpler view. You cannot minimize the Traffic and
Intrusion Event Counts Time Graph.
focus on only certain sections, or if you want a simpler view. You cannot minimize the Traffic and
Intrusion Event Counts Time Graph.
Note that Context Explorer sections retain the minimized or maximized states that you configure even if
you refresh the page or log out of the appliance.
you refresh the page or log out of the appliance.
To minimize a Context Explorer section:
Access:
Admin/Any Security Analyst
Step 1
Click the minimize icon (
) in a section’s title bar.
To maximize a Context Explorer section:
Access:
Admin/Any Security Analyst
Step 1
Click the maximize icon (
) in a minimized section’s title bar.