Using the Server Administration Dashboard

The Server Administration Dashboard is divided into four sections, providing information and status reports about your server, license, anti-virus protection and technical support.

Each section uses icons to indicate its status and available actions:

	Green shield with a checkmark This icon means that you are up-to-date or "current".
	Red triangle with an exclamation mark This icon means that something has expired or a new version is available.
	Orange diamond with an exclamation mark This icon means that everything is fine for now, but something will expire soon (according to the expiration threshold set under Preferences).
	Life buoy This icon is used if technical support is available, making it easy and convenient to send requests to L-Soft support. Once you click on this icon, an email message opens with information already entered, including various server and license information. Enter any additional information describing your problem. Please be as detailed as possible.

Server Information

The server information section displays details about the LISTSERV version that you are running. LISTSERV checks this information against a file on the L-Soft server, and if the information is out of date, then you are prompted to download the latest version.

License Information

The license information section displays your license type, expiration date, serial number, plus other pertinent information regarding your LISTSERV license. If your license is about to expire or has expired, then the orange or red icon will appear.

Anti-Virus Protection

The anti-virus protection section shows whether or not anti-virus protection is enabled. If your anti-virus protection is about to expire, or if it is not available, then the orange or red icon will appear.

Technical Support

The technical support section shows whether or not the license includes technical support. If it does, the Life Buoy icon is shown, making it easy and convenient to send requests to L-Soft support. Once you click on this icon, an email message opens with information already entered, including various server and license information. Enter any additional information describing your problem. Please be as detailed as possible. If support is not available, or if it is about to expire, then the red or orange icon will appear.

Server Usage Report

The table at the bottom of the screen shows LISTSERV server data, which is the same data available on the Server Usage Reports. To add or remove columns from the table, click the "Customize Report" link. This link is a great way to edit the information shown in the table, making sure that only the information you want to see is visible. If you customize the table, then your changes will be saved in your preferences and will be automatically loaded every time you log in.

The filter row allows you to narrow the data that is displayed in the table. Operators such as = < > are all supported. For example, if you only want to see months with more than 1000 postings, type >1000 in the appropriate filter box.

Report Format

This pulldown menu controls how to display the server usage statistics. You can choose to view the data in a table or as a variety of charts, including bar charts, line charts and a radar chart. You can also download the data as a CSV file. To change the report format, simply select one of the options in the menu and click "Update". Note that the same sort order and any filters also apply to the graphical charts and the CSV file.

Report Period

This parameter controls how many months of data to include in the report. The default is 12 months. For example, if you want to see data for the past 2 years, type 24 in the box and click "Update".

Lines per Page

This parameter controls how many rows will be displayed on a single page in the report. The default is 50. For example, if you want to break the table into pages of 100 rows, type 100 in the box and click "Update".