The LINX Portal serves as a member facing platform, providing convenient access to the range of services offered by LINX. Whether accessed directly from the main LINX website or via a dedicated URL, the portal offers a comprehensive interface for LINX members. Even for non-members or when accessed while logged out, users can still benefit from publicly accessible features, such as viewing traffic statistics for all LINX Peering LANs. This includes the ability to analyse traffic data over specific time periods, ranging from hourly to monthly intervals, and to monitor current and maximum traffic flows.
Upon becoming a LINX member, you will receive private login credentials, granting you access to the portal's full range of functionalities and services.
Home
The home page serves as the central hub for accessing key features and information within the Portal.
Graphs
Top 5 port services: Visualise the top 5 port services based on traffic, allowing you to quickly identify the most active services.
LINX traffic overview: Gain insights into LINX traffic patterns, helping you understand overall network activity.
Service availability
LINX service availability: Stay informed about real time service availability across all peering LANs, ensuring you can plan and manage your network effectively. A graph detailing how these metrics are calculated in included, and you can also view past availability.
Quick links
LANS SNMP: Access SNMP data for all LINX LANs to monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues effectively.
LANS FLOW: Monitor traffic flow across LINX LANs to identify trends and potential congestion points, aiding in network optimisation.
Members: Explore a comprehensive list of all LINX members, including their connections, bandwidth details, and other relevant information.
Accounts payments: Manage invoices and payments conveniently within the portal. This area displays current invoices, past invoices, and the current status in LINX systems, such as payment processing or overdue status. Access to this area is restricted to users with the guardian or billing role assigned.
Tools
Looking glass: Access route server information to troubleshoot network routing and connectivity issues effectively.
LINX maintenances and outages: Stay informed about scheduled maintenances and unexpected outages to minimise disruptions to network operations. This view provides efficient filtering options for active and past issues, allowing users to tailor their view based on the impact on their services.
IXP watch: Monitor layer 2 network traffic to detect anomalies and ensure optimal performance.
IX-API: Explore the technical IX-API documentation for ordering and managing services, providing flexibility and automation options.
LINX routes: Access historical route data to analyse network routing changes and trends.
Route server graphs: View graphical representations of route server data for enhanced network analysis and troubleshooting.
Latest Activity
Latest connected members: Stay updated on new member connections, enabling users to expand their network reach and identify potential peering opportunities.
Top peers: Identify top peers based on traffic from the previous day, facilitating optimisation of peering relationships.
Services
My services page is grouped into 4 categories: port services, port based services (which includes all logical services delivered on your port(s)), co-location and private interconnect. When you click on services, the default view is port services.
Port Services
Port View: Easily visualise and manage port services, including detailed traffic analysis and port performance metrics for optimising network performance. The interface allows for filtering and granular analysis, including error detection and traffic type filtering.
Peer View: Monitor peer traffic and troubleshoot connectivity issues using comprehensive peer analysis tools. This feature provides detailed information about ports, IP addresses, LANs, and peers, with search and filtering capabilities for efficient selection and analysis.
Additional services
Private VLAN: Visualise and manage Private VLAN services, including detailed traffic analysis and metrics for optimising network performance. This area also allows for inviting additional members and monitoring connected members.
Closed User Group: Visualise and manage Closed User Group services, including detailed traffic analysis and metrics for optimising network performance. This area also allows for inviting additional members and monitoring connected members.
Co-location: Access rack and reseller cabling information to facilitate efficient network infrastructure management.
Private Interconnect: Explore private interconnect member details and available connections to expand network connectivity options.
Orders
Easily initiate new service orders, manage existing ones, and monitor order progress seamlessly within the portal, streamlining the provisioning and deployment process.
All aspects of service management, including new orders, service edits, and cancellations are facilitated through a guided process. When ordering a new logical service, you have the option to select either adding it to a new port or an existing one. Service edits encompass bandwidth upgrades or downgrades, as well as location moves.
The portal seamlessly integrates with LINX's robust backend automation platform. Once an order is placed, the portal reflects the current status of the order, immediately provisions logical configurations where feasible, and keeps you informed of progress. It prompts you to complete necessary actions, such as confirming when a cross-connect has been ordered.
For comprehensive guidance on specific service workflows, including creating, editing, or canceling a service, please refer to the relevant documentation.
Accounts
Manage your Portal account settings, including user contacts and roles, billing information, permissions and ensuring secure and personalised access to Portal features. For further account management step by step instructions, please see here.
Events
Register for upcoming public and member only events and access event details, fostering knowledge sharing and networking opportunities within the LINX community.
Members
Access detailed information about LINX members, including their connections, services, and contact details, facilitating collaboration and partnership opportunities.
About
View contact information for LINX Board of Directors, and latest minutes of board meetings, empowering you to make the most of your membership and network connections.