Networking
This is where you check whether your internet connections are working, monitor how much bandwidth is being used, and — if you have administrator access — configure network settings like firewall rules, DHCP, DNS, and VPN tunnels.
Click Networking in the sidebar.
Two tabs at the top:
| Tab | Purpose | Who Can See It |
|---|
| Info | Live monitoring — connection status, bandwidth graphs, IP Shaping diagnostics, IP Ban, and recent network events. | Everyone with the Network privilege. |
| Settings | Network configuration — Ports, Routings, NAT, ACL, IP Shaping, DHCP, DNS, FTP, HTTP. These are the "Settings Panel" described in the manual. | Administrators only. |
If you only see the Info tab, that's normal — Settings requires administrator access.
What the Abilis Manages on Your Network
The Abilis acts as your network's router, firewall, and service provider all at once.
Through the Networking section you can monitor and configure:
- Multiple WAN connections — cable, fibre, DSL, 4G/LTE. The Abilis can bundle these for reliability using Abilis-WAN (packet-level traffic splitting across links for better performance than standard SD-WAN).
- LAN connections — your internal office network, with bandwidth monitoring and Top 5 usage tracking.
- VPN tunnels — secure encrypted links between your offices over the internet.
- Firewall (ACL) — rules that control which traffic is allowed and which is blocked.
- DHCP — automatic IP address assignment for all devices on your network.
- DNS — website name resolution, with caching for faster repeat visits.
- NAT — address translation and port forwarding for accessing internal services from outside.
- IP Shaping — bandwidth management to prevent any single user or application from hogging all the bandwidth, with whitelists for exceptions.
- IP Ban — automatic blocking of suspicious IP addresses (brute-force protection).
Pages in This Section
- Info Tab — the monitoring dashboard (WAN, Abilis-WAN, LAN, VPN, IP Shaping, IP Ban, Recent Events)
- Settings Tab — network configuration (Ports, Routings, NAT, ACL, IP Shaping, DHCP, DNS, FTP, HTTP)
- How-To Guides — step-by-step instructions