> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.link11.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.link11.com/product-guides/secure-dns/interface/dashboard.md). # Dashboard The Secure DNS Dashboard provides metrics on DNS requests made during the specified time period. Because Secure DNS is not divided into instances, every chart shows data **aggregated across all of the customer's zones**. To give finer granularity, each primary chart is paired with a secondary chart that breaks the same metric down by the **top ten zones** (or, for the Countries tab, the top ten countries). Use the date-range picker in the top-right corner to select the time frame; the picker also controls the time-step (interval) used to group the data. The selected time frame stays synchronised across the primary and secondary charts on every tab. ## Requests
#### **Total DNS Requests Over Time** This chart shows aggregated data across all zones in the specified time period. Hovering the cursor over the graph will show the total requests and the requests per second for that particular time segment. #### **Top 10 Zones by Requests** This bar chart shows the ten zones that received the most requests in the specified time period. Hovering the cursor over a bar will show the total requests and requests per second for that particular zone. *** ## Bandwidth The Bandwidth tab summarises the volume of DNS traffic handled across all zones, split into the traffic received from clients (queries) and the traffic sent back to them (responses).
#### **Total DNS Bandwidth Over Time** This chart shows aggregated bandwidth across all zones in the specified time period. Three series are plotted: **Total** (received plus sent), **Received** (query traffic inbound to the DNS nodes), and **Sent** (response traffic returned to clients). Hovering the cursor over the graph will show the total, received, and sent bandwidth for that particular time segment. #### **Top 10 Zones by Bandwidth** This bar chart shows the ten zones that consumed the most bandwidth in the specified time period. Hovering the cursor over a bar will show the bandwidth for that particular zone. *** ## Unique IPs Unique IPs is a metric that measures the number of distinct IP addresses sending DNS queries. It provides insight into how many different devices or networks are resolving the customer's zones.
#### **Total Unique IPs Over Time** This chart shows the number of unique IPs aggregated across all zones in the specified time period. Hovering the cursor over the graph will show the total unique IPs for that particular time segment. #### **Top 10 Zones by Unique IPs** This bar chart shows the ten zones queried by the most unique IPs in the specified time period. Hovering the cursor over a bar will show the total unique IPs for that particular zone. *** ## Request Status The Request Status tab shows the DNS response codes returned for queries across all zones, letting you see how queries resolved. Any DNS response code can appear here — for example: * **NOERROR** — the query was resolved successfully. * **NXDOMAIN** — the queried name does not exist. * **SERVFAIL** — the server failed to complete the request. * **REFUSED** — the server refused to answer the query. The codes present in the charts depend on the responses actually returned during the selected time period, so the set shown will vary.
#### **DNS Response Status Over Time** This chart shows the response codes aggregated across all zones in the specified time period, stacked by response code so the mix of response codes is visible for each time segment. Hovering the cursor over a bar will show the count of each response code, and the total, for that particular time segment. #### **Top 10 Response Status per Domain** This bar chart shows the ten zones with the most requests in the specified time period, with each bar stacked by response code so the proportion of each response code is visible per zone. Hovering the cursor over a bar will show the count of each response code for that particular zone. *** ## Countries The Countries tab shows the geographic distribution of DNS requests, based on the location of the querying IP addresses. > **Please note:** the querying IP is the client's DNS resolver, not the end user. Because many large public resolvers are hosted in the United States, it is normal to see a disproportionate share of traffic attributed to the US. This reflects how resolvers are counted and does not necessarily indicate where the end users are located.
#### **Total Requests per Country** This world map shows the total requests received from each country in the specified time period. Countries are shaded according to their request volume, using the colour scale shown in the legend. Hovering the cursor over a country will show the country name and its total requests. #### **Top 10 Countries over Time** Unlike the map above, this is a timeline. It shows how requests are distributed over the selected time period, with one stacked bar per time segment. Each bar is broken down by country, covering the ten countries that generated the most requests; countries outside the top ten are grouped together as **Other**. Hovering the cursor over a bar will show the requests per country for that particular time segment.