diff --git a/includes/dashboard.php b/includes/dashboard.php
index 68784e52..ed7032ba 100755
--- a/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@ require_once 'includes/functions.php';
  */
 function DisplayDashboard()
 {
+    // instantiate RaspAP objects
     $status = new \RaspAP\Messages\StatusMessage;
     $system = new \RaspAP\System\Sysinfo;
+    $pluginManager = \RaspAP\Plugins\PluginManager::getInstance();
+
     $hostname = $system->hostname();
     $revision = $system->rpiRevision();
+    $hostapd = $system->hostapdStatus();
+    $adblock = $system->adBlockStatus();
 
     getWifiInterface();
 
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ function DisplayDashboard()
     $ipv4Addrs = '';
     $ipv4Netmasks = '';
     if (!preg_match_all('/inet (\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})\/([0-3][0-9])/i', $stdoutIpWRepeatedSpaces, $matchesIpv4AddrAndSubnet, PREG_SET_ORDER)) {
-        $ipv4Addrs = _('No IPv4 Address Found');
+        $ipv4Addrs = _('None');
     } else {
         foreach ($matchesIpv4AddrAndSubnet as $inet) {
             $address = $inet[1];
@@ -152,6 +157,15 @@ function DisplayDashboard()
         exec('cat ' . RASPI_DNSMASQ_LEASES . '| grep -E $(iw dev ' . $apInterface . ' station dump | grep -oE ' . $MACPattern . ' | paste -sd "|")', $clients);
     }
     $ifaceStatus = $wlan0up ? "up" : "down";
+
+    $plugins = $pluginManager->getInstalledPlugins();
+    $bridgedStatus = ($bridgedEnable == 1) ? "active" : "";
+    $hostapdStatus = ($hostapd[0] == 1) ?  "active" : "";
+    $adblockStatus = ($adblock == true) ?  "active" : "";
+    $firewallInstalled = array_filter($plugins, fn($p) => str_ends_with($p, 'Firewall')) ? true : false;
+    if (!$firewallInstalled) {
+        $firewallStack = '<i class="fas fa-slash fa-stack-1x"></i>';
+    }
     echo renderTemplate(
         "dashboard", compact(
             "clients",
@@ -159,7 +173,10 @@ function DisplayDashboard()
             "apInterface",
             "clientInterface",
             "ifaceStatus",
-            "bridgedEnable",
+            "bridgedStatus",
+            "hostapdStatus",
+            "adblockStatus",
+            "firewallStack",
             "status",
             "ipv4Addrs",
             "ipv4Netmasks",
diff --git a/templates/dashboard.php b/templates/dashboard.php
index 5e505b9b..099883b1 100755
--- a/templates/dashboard.php
+++ b/templates/dashboard.php
@@ -47,27 +47,29 @@
                 <img src="app/img/solid.php?joint&device-1&out&device-3" class="solid-lines" alt="">
               </div>
               <div class="center-device col-12 col-lg-4">
-                <div class="top" style="margin-bottom: 50px">
+                <div class="center-device-top">
                   <a href="/system_info"><img class="device-illustration" src="app/img/device.svg" alt="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($revision, ENT_QUOTES); ?>"></a>
                   <div class="device-label"><a href="/system_info"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($revision, ENT_QUOTES); ?></a></div>
+                  <div class="mt-1">IP address: <a href="/dhcpd_conf"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($ipv4Addrs, ENT_QUOTES); ?></a></div>
+                  <div>SSID: <a href="/hostapd_conf"><?php echo htmlspecialchars("RaspAP", ENT_QUOTES); ?></a></div>
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="bottom">
                   <div class="device-status">
                     <a href="/hostapd_conf">
-                    <div class="status-item active">
+                    <div class="status-item <?php echo $hostapdStatus; ?>">
                       <i class="fas fa-bullseye fa-2xl"></i>
                       <span><?php echo _('AP'); ?></span>
                     </div>
                     </a>
                     <a href="/hostapd_conf">
-                    <div class="status-item">
+                    <div class="status-item <?php echo $bridgedStatus; ?>">
                       <i class="fas fa-bridge fa-2xl"></i>
                       <span><?php echo _('Bridged'); ?></span>
                     </div>
                     </a>
                     <a href="/adblock_conf">
-                    <div class="status-item active">
+                    <div class="status-item <?php echo $adblockStatus; ?>">
                       <i class="far fa-hand-paper fa-2xl"></i>
                       <span><?php echo _('Adblock'); ?></span>
                     </div>
@@ -76,10 +78,10 @@
                       <i class="fas fa-shield-alt fa-2xl"></i>
                       <span><?php echo _('VPN'); ?></span>
                     </div>
-                    <div class="status-item disabled">
+                    <div class="status-item <?php echo $firewallStatus; ?>">
                       <span class="fa-stack fa-2xl" style="line-height: 0!important;height: 100%!important;">
                         <i class="fas fa-fire-flame-curved fa-stack-1x"></i>
-                        <i class="fas fa-slash fa-stack-1x"></i>
+                        <?php echo $firewallStack; ?>
                       </span>
                       <span>
                         <?php echo _('Firewall'); ?>
@@ -153,10 +155,4 @@
     </div><!-- /.card -->
   </div><!-- /.col-lg-12 -->
 </div><!-- /.row -->
-<script type="text/javascript"<?php //echo ' nonce="'.$csp_page_nonce.'"'; ?>>
-// js translations:
-var t = new Array();
-  t[' send'] = '<?php echo addslashes(_(' Send')); ?>';
-  t['receive'] = '
-    <? php echo addslashes(_('Receive')); ?> ';
-</script>
+