ARROW Manager Overview
ARROW Manager is the dashboard that lives on your ARROW device itself. It is the control panel for a single, deployed device: open it in a browser and you can see whether the device is healthy and online, deploy virtual machines onto it, drop into a terminal, and adjust its settings, without touching a separate SSH client or another tool.
What is ARROW Manager?
Section titled “What is ARROW Manager?”Think of ARROW Manager as the device’s own front panel, served over the web. It is where you go when you want to know what one specific device is doing right now, and where you go to put it to work. From it you can:
- See device health at a glance: CPU, memory, storage, and temperature
- Confirm the device is connected the way you expect, across network, cellular, and the NetBird VPN
- Verify the device can actually reach its VPN host, which is the check that tells you remote access will work
- Deploy and manage virtual machines from a built-in app library
- Open a terminal on the device
- Change device settings such as network mode, cellular, and appearance
1 2 3 4 - 1 The health banner is the first thing to check: it tells you in plain language whether the device can reach the VPN, and offers a re-check.
- 2 Live device resources: CPU (with temperature), memory, and storage usage.
- 3 Connectivity at a glance: the wired network, the cellular modem and signal, and the NetBird VPN with its address and peer count.
- 4 Where the device is on a map, and the status of the transparent proxy tunnel.
The Dashboard at a Glance
Section titled “The Dashboard at a Glance”The Dashboard is what you land on, and it is designed to answer one question fast: is this device fine, or does it need me? A top bar runs across the screen with the device hostname, live CPU, RAM, and uptime, the current time, your device tag, your signed-in account, and a Logout button.
VPN Connectivity Health Banner
Section titled “VPN Connectivity Health Banner”Start here. The health banner at the top of the Dashboard tells you whether the device can reach its VPN host, which is the single most useful signal that remote access is working. When all is well it reads “VPN can connect over Ethernet” with a green HEALTHY badge and shows the individual checks it ran: Ethernet, Network IP, VPN host, and Secure (TLS). If any of those fail, this is where you see it first. Click Re-check to run the test again after you have changed something.
Status Cards
Section titled “Status Cards”Below the banner, a row of cards break the device’s state down further:
| Card | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| CPU | Current processor load and temperature |
| RAM | Memory used out of total |
| Storage | Space used on each drive (for example eMMC and NVMe) |
| Network | Interface IP address, connection type, and public IP |
| Cellular | Carrier, signal strength, band, and mode |
| VPN (NetBird) | VPN IP address, connected peer count, and device FQDN |
A location map and a Nullpath tunnel status card round out the view. If the default layout does not match how you work, click Customize to rearrange, resize, or hide cards; your layout is saved automatically, so you set it once.
Navigation
Section titled “Navigation”Everything else lives behind the icon rail down the left side of the screen. Each icon opens one section:
| Section | What You Can Do |
|---|---|
| Dashboard | Monitor device health and connectivity |
| Virtual Machines | Deploy, start, stop, and open consoles for VMs |
| VPN | View NetBird status, peers, relays, and identity |
| Cellular | Inspect LTE signal, tower, modem, and data usage |
| Terminal | Open an interactive shell on the device |
| Settings | Configure network, cellular, updates, and appearance |
Terminal
Section titled “Terminal”When you need a shell on the device, the built-in terminal saves you from opening a separate SSH client. It supports multiple tabbed sessions and an adjustable font size.
The built-in terminal, with tabbed sessions and adjustable font size
The built-in terminal, with tabbed sessions and adjustable font size
Display Options
Section titled “Display Options”ARROW Manager runs in light or dark mode and works on both desktop and mobile browsers, so you can check on a device from a phone in the field. Switch the theme under Settings, in the Appearance section.
Getting Help
Section titled “Getting Help”If something is not working, the fastest fix is usually to confirm your own network or VPN connection to the device, since most problems are connectivity rather than the device itself. The Troubleshooting guide covers the common cases. If it persists, contact your administrator.
Related Documentation
Section titled “Related Documentation”- Authentication - How to log in
- Accessing ARROW Manager - Connection methods
- Deploying a VM - Run virtual machines on your device
- Software Updates - How updates reach your device
- Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions