Understanding the interface
You used the web interface in the previous chapter to change the password for the admin user. Log in again on GeoServer; we will now focus our attention on the layout.
As you can see in the following screenshot, there are three main areas in the GeoServer web interface.
The central area is where information is shown; elements inside it change according to the operation you are performing. Just after you log on, it shows you a briefing of configured data, and warning or errors that you should correct. The release number is shown at the end and there is a link to the administrator mailbox; it defaults to a famous ancient geographer until you insert your data.
On the right-hand side, there is a list showing you GeoServer capabilities. The listed acronyms refer to standard OGC protocols; we will talk about some of them in detail, and each of them has at least one release supported. Those numbers are links to the XML documents that exactly describe which data and operations...
