Top Bar Features

The tob bar includes various features that support use of the WebUI.

WebUI Top Bar

Project selector

Users can switch between projects using the project selector provided in the top bar. By default, the project that user currently belongs to is selected. Since each project may have different resource policies, switching projects may also change the available resource policies.

Notification

The bell shape button is the event notification button. Events that need to be recorded during WebUI operation are displayed here. When background tasks are running, such as creating a compute session, you can check the jobs here. When the background task is finished. Press the shortcut key (]) to open and close the notification area.

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Theme mode

You can change the theme mode of the WebUI via the dark mode button on the right side of the header.

Theme mode

Help

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User Menu

Click the person button on the right side of the top bar to see the user menu. Each menu item has the following functions.

user drop down

  • About Backend.AI: Displays information such as version of Backend.AI WebUI, license type, etc.

  • My Account: Check / Update information of current login user.

  • Preferences: Go to user settings page.

  • Logs / Errors: Go to the log page. You can check the log and error history recorded on the client side.

  • Download Desktop App: Download the stand-alone WebUI app for your platform.

  • Log Out: Log out of the WebUI.

My Account

If you click My Account, the following dialog appears.

My account information

Each item has the following meaning. Enter the desired value and click the UPDATE button to update the user information.

  • Full Name: User's name (up to 64 characters).

  • Original password: Original password. Click the right view button to see the input contents.

  • New password: New password (8 characters or more containing at least 1 alphabet, number, and symbol). Click the right view button to see the input contents. Ensure this is the same as the Original password.

  • 2FA Enabled: 2FA activation. The user needs to enter the OTP code when logging in if it is checked.

Note

Depending on the plugin settings, the 2FA Enabled column might be invisible. In that case, please contact administrator of your system.

2FA Setup

If you activate the 2FA Enabled switch, the following dialog appears.

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Turn on the 2FA application you use and scan the QR code or manually enter the verification code. There are many 2FA-enabled applications, such as Google Authenticator, 2STP, 1Password, and Bitwarden.

Then enter the 6-digit code from the item added to your 2FA application into the dialog above. 2FA is activated when you press the CONFIRM button.

When you log in later, if you enter an email and password, an additional field appears asking for the OTP code.

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To log in, you must open the 2FA application and enter a 6-digit code in the One-time password field.

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If you want to disable 2FA, turn off the 2FA Enabled switch and click the confirm button in the following dialog.