Cloudflare's new Network Overview page puts networking in one place!
Hey everyone, it's Shiichan! Today I want to share a small but handy update to the Cloudflare dashboard.
Cloudflare Changelog
developers.cloudflare.com
What was announced?
Cloudflare's Changelog announced a new Network Overview page in the dashboard. It gives you a single starting point for network security and connectivity products.
The story so far
Until now, Cloudflare's networking features lived in separate places: one spot to set up a tunnel, another to watch traffic, another to map IPs, and so on. If you were new to it, it was easy to wonder where to even begin.
What changes
The new Network Overview page becomes the starting point for all of it. Open Networking in the dashboard sidebar and you can jump to the main networking features from there.
And if you already use Magic Transit or Cloudflare WAN, your current experience stays the same. You just gain a new entry point, so nothing you rely on changes.
Dive Deep
From the Network Overview page, there are four main things you can do:
- Connect resources with Cloudflare Tunnel: create tunnels to connect your infrastructure to Cloudflare without exposing it to the public Internet.
- Monitor traffic with Network Flow: get real-time visibility into traffic volume from your routers.
- Configure Address Maps: map dedicated static IPs or BYOIP prefixes to specific hostnames.
- Explore Magic Transit and Cloudflare WAN: set up DDoS protection for your networks and connectivity for your branch offices and data centers.
Wrap-up
- A new Network Overview page brings the networking products together under one entry point
- It links out to Cloudflare Tunnel, Network Flow, Address Maps, and Magic Transit / Cloudflare WAN
- You can find it under Networking in the dashboard sidebar
- Existing users' workflows are unchanged
This is a nice update for anyone getting started with Cloudflare's networking side, or for anyone who used to get lost among scattered features!
