When you log in to WatchGuard Cloud, new announcements appear in a pop-up banner in the lower right corner of the browser window. Announcements are notifications from WatchGuard about updates or changes to WatchGuard Cloud services. You can also click WatchGuard Cloud Release Notes to review release information.
There are three types of announcements:
Critical
Announcement with critical information about a service issue or unexpected outage
Informational
Announcement about new features or other non-critical information
Maintenance
Announcement about routine maintenance updates
To see more details about an announcement, in the announcement pop-up banner, click View details. To dismiss an announcement, in the announcement pop-up banner, click X.
All current announcements remain visible on the Announcements page, even after you dismiss them.
Your operator role determines what you can see and do in WatchGuard Cloud. Your role must have the Configure Notification Rules permission to view or configure this feature. For more information, go to Manage WatchGuard Cloud Operators and Roles.
To view announcements:
- In your Subscriber account, select Administration > Notifications.
- Select the Announcements tab.
A list of announcements appears. The most recent announcement appears at the top. For release information, click WatchGuard Cloud Release Notes. - To view the full announcement, click
to open the full details box. - To collapse the details box, click
.