Using Micetro

The application is split into 5 main sections:

• DNS. On the DNS page, you can create, delete, and edit DNS zones. Here you also manage DNS records within the DNS zones.

• IPAM. On the IPAM page, you have the ability to perform various actions related to network and DHCP management, such as creating a new network range or DHCP scope, managing IP addresses within a network or DHCP scope and creating DHCP reserverations. You can also view related DNS data for IP addresses within a network and add DNS hosts for IP addresses.

• Reports. The Reports is activated with a separate license key and there you can create and save new reporting definitions, as well as schedule reports to be run at specific times.

• Workflow. The Workflow requires a separate license key. The module allows you to submit ‘change requests’ for creating, modifying, or deleting DNS records.

• Admin. The Admin page is the workspace for system administrators where they perform the various tasks to manage Micetro, such as managing user access and services.

Note

The Internet Explorer browser is no longer supported as of version 9.3.0.

Getting Help or Support

Information about how to get help and access the documentation can be found in the right sidebar on the front page.

You can also access the help sidebar by clicking the ? icon in the top menu on all pages.

Working with the List View

Micetro is centered around the grid listing objects in the system, such as DNS zones, DNS records, IP address ranges, DHCP scopes, and IP addresses.

Item	Description
Refresh list	Refreshes the list containing a list of zones, ranges, records, or IP addresses
Column configuration	Specifies which columns are visible in the list
Quickfilter	Narrows down the results shown in the list after having selected an item in the filtering sidebar. See Quickfilter
Toggle list or tree view	Toggles the list between list and tree view
Refresh list	Refreshes the contents of the list
Add to favorites	Adds the selected item in the list to favorites. The corresponding favorites filter in the sidebar shows all favorited items
Main tasks	The main tasks in each section.
Inspector	Shows various information for the selected item in the list. See The Inspector.
Filtering sidebar	Shows a list of possible filters to use for the list. See Filtering Sidebar.
Quick command	Allows for quickly finding and performing actions. See Searching by Using the Quick Command.

Filtering Sidebar

The left-hand filtering sidebar acts as a selector in each context, and helps you to quickly find the zones or networks. You can select pre-defined “filters” or selectors.

By default, the sidebar is open, but you can collapse it to an icon-only mode. In case where a list of clickable items is needed, the sidebar is automatically unfolded.

Selecting an item in the filtering sidebar applies the filter for the main work grid. You can further narrow down results with quickfilters from the top menu. (See Quickfilter.)

Tip

When you select a filter in the filtering sidebar, and then select the Create operation in the grid, the type of object will be automatically selected based on the active filter.

Folders

You can use folders as containers of objects such as DNS zones and networks.

The available folders, along with the folder hierarchy, can be viewed in the filtering sidebar. Click a folder to display the contents of that folder.

Selecting an item in the list, and then selecting Add to folder on the Action menu, opens a dialog box where you can move the item from one folder to another, or remove ir from a folder.

The Inspector

The inspector, located to the right of the grid in each context, serves as an infobox for the selected objects, such as the DNS zone list. In some cases it is possible to edit the information, such as DNS zone authority, or the SOA record for each zone.

All properties for the selected object are shown in the properties section. These include all custom properties that have been defined for a specific object type.

For IP addresses, where available, the vendor for the specific MAC address is also shown.

Searching by Using the Quick Command

Quick command speeds up common operations in Micetro and helps you quickly find and perform actions on specific objects in the system.

Access quick command by clicking either the lightning icon in the upper-right corner or by using a keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Space.

1. Start typing in one of the following:

   • A network

   • A DNS zone name

   • A DNS record name

   • An IP address

   A list of potential results will be displayed:

   

2. Select the object to work with.

3. Select the action to perform on the object.

   

Quickfilter

Note

Quicksearch

You can toggle the Quickfilter to Quicksearch. Quicksearch will only highlight matching objects in the grid, but still display all other entries as well.

The Quickfilter can be accessed in all sections that use a list of items, for example, in the DNS zone list in the DNS section.

The Quickfilter helps you narrow down the results displayed after having selected an item in the filtering sidebar. Alternatively, it can be used solely by specifying columns and values for each column to be filtered by.

The Quickfilter can be used as a free text search by simply entering some string into the field. The value is compared to all rows that have columns containing the given string.

You can also provide the name of the column, a condition operator, and the queried string.

type=slave
name=^example
name=$arpa.

Conditional Operators

Operator		Opposite operator
=, ==	is equal	!=	is not equal
>, >=	larger than, larger than or equal	<, <=	smaller than, smaller than or equal
=@	contains	!@	does not contain
=^	starts with	!^	does not start with
=$	ends with	!$	does not end with
=~	matches regular expression	!~	does not match regular expression
in(…)	is equal to one of the values in the given list	not in(…)	does not match any of the values in the given list

Two or more conditions can be combined using and, or, and () parenthesis.

Note

Date and time values as well as MAC addresses need to be enclosed in quotes when using the quickfilter.

On the IPAM page, one way of finding the network containing a specific IP address is typing the full IP address into the quickfilter.