Q: How should I set up the DC homepage and preferences?

A:

1. Click on Preferences. (Right end of top menubar.)
2. Set your home page to "Intrusion Events" or "Dashboard", whichever you prefer.
3. In Event View Settings, under "Default IPS workflow", set "Intrusion Events == Event-Specific". Under "Default time windows", set "Events time window == Current day - static/expanding" and do not check "use end time". (In fact, set this for all of the time windows.)
4. Now each time you log in, or when you click on the "Defense Center" logo in upper left corner of any screen, you'll be presented with a list of events, in decreasing order of occurrence (or the dashboard if that is what you chose).