Cloud Management Dashboard
Firewall management from the cloud
Monitor every appliance from one dashboard. Manage firewall, VLAN, and VPN policy centrally. Orchestrate HA failover across sites. Optional, and Firecradle runs on its own without it.
💰 Optional cloud dashboard
Dashboard Capabilities
Real-Time Health Monitoring
Color-coded status for every appliance across every site - CPU, RAM, load, per-interface throughput, and gateway loss/latency at a glance.
Centralized Policy Management
Define firewall rules, VLAN policy, and VPN configuration once, then push to all appliances simultaneously from the cloud dashboard.
HA & Failover Orchestration
Monitor VRRP failover state across paired appliances and trigger a manual failover from a single location when you need to.
Audit & Compliance Reporting
Config-change audit trail across every appliance and site - who changed what, and when - exportable for compliance review.
API-Driven Automation
Full REST API for integration with ITSM tools, monitoring platforms, and your own automation scripts.
Zero Extra Cost
Manage 5 appliances or 50 identically - centralized management is included with every Firecradle appliance.
One Dashboard, Every Site
No matter how many appliances you manage or where they are - they all report to a single pane of glass.
Site A
HQ Appliance
Site B
Branch Appliance
Site C
HA Pair
+ More
Additional sites
Real-time health sync · Policy push · HA failover coordination
Firecradle Cloud Dashboard
Included with every appliance · Manage 1 or 100 at no extra cost
Health Monitoring
Color-coded status across all sites
Policy Management
Define once, push to all appliances
HA Failover
Monitor and trigger failover across sites
Audit Reports
Config-change history, audit-ready
Real-World Use Cases
MSP with 50 Client Sites
Managing 50 client firewall appliances across different locations without a licensing nightmare.
✅Centralized monitoring: 50 appliances, one dashboard
✅Policy management: Define once, deploy to all
✅Per-client tenant isolation from a single login
✅Cost: $0 additional per appliance
✅Faster onboarding for new client sites
Multi-Location Enterprise (10 Offices)
HQ needs visibility into all 10 office firewall appliances while each location handles day-to-day operations locally.
✅HQ: oversight and policy management
✅Local teams: day-to-day operations
✅Unified audit trail across all offices
✅No third-party orchestration tools needed
Validating Failover Before You Need It
An HA pair needs its VRRP failover tested regularly without disrupting production traffic.
✅Manual failover triggered from the cloud dashboard
✅Peer reachability and sync status visible in real time
✅Failover history retained for review
✅A way to test failover before an outage forces it
Compliance & Audit
Auditors need evidence that every appliance is healthy and every config change is accounted for.
✅Audit report generated from the dashboard instead of compiled by hand
✅All appliances, all locations, unified
✅Config-change history included per appliance
✅Compliance evidence to help with audit preparation
Key Advantages
✅Optional: Firecradle runs on its own without it
✅Multi-appliance management from one dashboard (pricing in development)
✅Centralized operations: One dashboard for all sites
✅HA failover orchestration: Monitor and trigger failover without console access
✅API-driven: Integrate with your automation and ITSM tools