diff --git a/public/static/css/white.css b/public/static/css/white.css
index 68bb405..f223625 100644
--- a/public/static/css/white.css
+++ b/public/static/css/white.css
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   box-shadow: 0 5px 30px 0 rgba(31, 38, 135, 0.1);
   backdrop-filter: blur(9.5px);
   color: #16a085;
-  padding: 1rem 2rem 1rem 2rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
   -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(9.5px);
 }
 
@@ -52,10 +52,12 @@
 .theme-default #root-container {
   max-width: 80rem;
   width: 96%;
-  z-index: 101;
   text-align: left;
   margin: 3rem auto 8rem auto;
-  border-radius: 0.6rem;
+}
+
+.theme-default #layers {
+  height: 0;
 }
 
 .theme-default #panes .container {
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@
 }
 
 .theme-default #pane-settings {
-  padding: 2rem;
+  /* padding: 2rem; */
 }
 
 .theme-default #pane-settings #profile {
@@ -254,6 +256,24 @@
   margin-top: 0.5rem;
 }
 
+.theme-default .layer {
+  position: fixed;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  top: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+  overflow: scroll;
+}
+
+.theme-default #login-layer {
+  z-index: 100;
+}
+
+.theme-default #settings-layer {
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+
 .theme-default .value {
   color: #697384;
 }
diff --git a/src/client/web/src/components/core_state.ts b/src/client/web/src/components/core_state.ts
index 613ef60..6f93f8e 100644
--- a/src/client/web/src/components/core_state.ts
+++ b/src/client/web/src/components/core_state.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import { List, Set, Map } from "immutable";
 
 import { UploadEntry } from "../worker/interface";
 
+import { loginDialogCtrl, settingsDialogCtrl } from "./layers";
 import { FilesProps } from "./panel_files";
 import { UploadingsProps } from "./panel_uploadings";
 import { SharingsProps } from "./panel_sharings";
 import { controlName as panelTabs } from "./root_frame";
+import { settingsTabsCtrl } from "./dialog_settings";
 import { PanesProps } from "./panes";
 import { LoginProps } from "./pane_login";
 import { AdminProps } from "./pane_admin";
@@ -112,6 +114,9 @@ export function initState(): ICoreState {
       control: {
         controls: Map<string, string>({
           [panelTabs]: "filesPanel",
+          [loginDialogCtrl]: "on",
+          [settingsDialogCtrl]: "off",
+          [settingsTabsCtrl]: "settingsPane",
         }),
         options: Map<string, Set<string>>({
           [panelTabs]: Set<string>([
@@ -119,6 +124,9 @@ export function initState(): ICoreState {
             "uploadingsPanel",
             "sharingsPanel",
           ]),
+          [loginDialogCtrl]: Set<string>(["on", "off"]),
+          [settingsDialogCtrl]: Set<string>(["on", "off"]),
+          [settingsTabsCtrl]: Set<string>(["settingsPane", "managementPane"]),
         }),
       },
     },
diff --git a/src/client/web/src/components/dialog_settings.tsx b/src/client/web/src/components/dialog_settings.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a059582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/web/src/components/dialog_settings.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import * as React from "react";
+import { Map } from "immutable";
+
+import { ICoreState, MsgProps, UIProps } from "./core_state";
+import { FilesPanel, FilesProps } from "./panel_files";
+import { UploadingsPanel, UploadingsProps } from "./panel_uploadings";
+import { SharingsPanel, SharingsProps } from "./panel_sharings";
+import { IconProps } from "./visual/icons";
+
+import { PaneSettings } from "./pane_settings";
+import { AdminPane, AdminProps } from "./pane_admin";
+
+import { Tabs } from "./control/tabs";
+import { LoginProps } from "./pane_login";
+import { RiShareBoxLine } from "@react-icons/all-files/ri/RiShareBoxLine";
+import { roleAdmin } from "../client";
+
+export const settingsTabsCtrl = "settingsTabs";
+
+export interface Props {
+  admin: AdminProps;
+  login: LoginProps;
+  msg: MsgProps;
+  ui: UIProps;
+  update?: (updater: (prevState: ICoreState) => ICoreState) => void;
+}
+
+export interface State {}
+export class SettingsDialog extends React.Component<Props, State, {}> {
+  constructor(p: Props) {
+    super(p);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const displaying = this.props.ui.control.controls.get(settingsTabsCtrl);
+    const showSettings = displaying === "settingsPane" ? "" : "hidden";
+    const showManagement =
+      this.props.login.userRole === roleAdmin && displaying === "managementPane"
+        ? ""
+        : "hidden";
+
+    return (
+      <div id="settings-dialog">
+        <div className="container">
+          <Tabs
+            targetControl={settingsTabsCtrl}
+            tabIcons={Map<string, IconProps>({
+              settingsPane: {
+                name: "RiSettings3Fill",
+                size: "1.6rem",
+                color: "cyan0",
+              },
+              managementPane: {
+                name: "RiWindowFill",
+                size: "1.6rem",
+                color: "cyan0",
+              },
+            })}
+            login={this.props.login}
+            admin={this.props.admin}
+            ui={this.props.ui}
+            msg={this.props.msg}
+            update={this.props.update}
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <div className={`${showSettings}`}>
+          <PaneSettings
+            login={this.props.login}
+            msg={this.props.msg}
+            update={this.props.update}
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <div className={`${showManagement}`}>
+          <AdminPane
+            admin={this.props.admin}
+            ui={this.props.ui}
+            msg={this.props.msg}
+            update={this.props.update}
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/client/web/src/components/layers.tsx b/src/client/web/src/components/layers.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85531f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/web/src/components/layers.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import * as React from "react";
+import { Set, List } from "immutable";
+
+import { updater } from "./state_updater";
+import { ICoreState, MsgProps, UIProps } from "./core_state";
+// import { PaneSettings } from "./pane_settings";
+import { AdminProps } from "./pane_admin";
+import { SettingsDialog } from "./dialog_settings";
+
+import { AuthPane, LoginProps } from "./pane_login";
+import { Flexbox } from "./layout/flexbox";
+
+export const loginDialogCtrl = "loginDialog";
+export const settingsDialogCtrl = "settingsDialog";
+
+export interface Props {
+  login: LoginProps;
+  admin: AdminProps;
+  ui: UIProps;
+  msg: MsgProps;
+  update?: (updater: (prevState: ICoreState) => ICoreState) => void;
+}
+
+export interface State {}
+export class Layers extends React.Component<Props, State, {}> {
+  constructor(p: Props) {
+    super(p);
+  }
+
+  setControlOption = (targetControl: string, option: string) => {
+    updater().setControlOption(targetControl, option);
+    this.props.update(updater().updateUI);
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    const showLogin = this.props.login.authed ? "hidden" : "";
+    const showSettings =
+      this.props.ui.control.controls.get("settingsDialog") == "on"
+        ? ""
+        : "hidden";
+
+    return (
+      <div id="layers">
+        <div id="login-layer" className={`layer ${showLogin}`}>
+          <div id="root-container">
+            <AuthPane
+              login={this.props.login}
+              update={this.props.update}
+              msg={this.props.msg}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div id="settings-layer" className={`layer ${showSettings}`}>
+          <div id="root-container">
+            <div className="container">
+              <div className="padding-m">
+                <Flexbox
+                  children={List([
+                    <h4 id="title">
+                      {this.props.msg.pkg.get("pane.settings")}
+                    </h4>,
+                    <button
+                      onClick={() => {
+                        this.setControlOption("settingsDialog", "off");
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      {this.props.msg.pkg.get("panes.close")}
+                    </button>,
+                  ])}
+                  childrenStyles={List([{}, { justifyContent: "flex-end" }])}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <SettingsDialog
+              admin={this.props.admin}
+              login={this.props.login}
+              msg={this.props.msg}
+              ui={this.props.ui}
+              update={this.props.update}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/client/web/src/components/root_frame.tsx b/src/client/web/src/components/root_frame.tsx
index 92e8537..27a5f0b 100644
--- a/src/client/web/src/components/root_frame.tsx
+++ b/src/client/web/src/components/root_frame.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { IconProps } from "./visual/icons";
 import { Tabs } from "./control/tabs";
 import { LoginProps } from "./pane_login";
 import { Panes, PanesProps } from "./panes";
+import { Layers } from "./layers";
 import { AdminProps } from "./pane_admin";
 import { TopBar } from "./topbar";
 import { roleVisitor } from "../client";
@@ -67,8 +68,7 @@ export class RootFrame extends React.Component<Props, State, {}> {
     return (
       <div id="root-frame" className={`${theme} ${fontSizeClass}`}>
         <div id="bg" style={bgStyle}>
-          <Panes
-            panes={this.props.panes}
+          <Layers
             login={this.props.login}
             admin={this.props.admin}
             ui={this.props.ui}
diff --git a/src/client/web/src/components/topbar.tsx b/src/client/web/src/components/topbar.tsx
index 22aeb27..497a5b7 100644
--- a/src/client/web/src/components/topbar.tsx
+++ b/src/client/web/src/components/topbar.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { LoginProps } from "./pane_login";
 import { PanesProps } from "./panes";
 import { updater } from "./state_updater";
 import { Flexbox } from "./layout/flexbox";
+import { getIcon } from "./visual/icons";
 
 export interface State {}
 export interface Props {
@@ -22,24 +23,8 @@ export class TopBar extends React.Component<Props, State, {}> {
   }
 
   showSettings = () => {
-    updater().displayPane("settings");
-    this.props.update(updater().updatePanes);
-  };
-
-  showAdmin = async () => {
-    return updater()
-      .self()
-      .then(() => {
-        // TODO: remove hardcode role
-        if (this.props.login.authed && this.props.login.userRole === "admin") {
-          return Promise.all([updater().listRoles(), updater().listUsers()]);
-        }
-      })
-      .then(() => {
-        updater().displayPane("admin");
-        this.props.update(updater().updateAdmin);
-        this.props.update(updater().updatePanes);
-      });
+    updater().setControlOption("settingsDialog", "on");
+    this.props.update(updater().updateUI);
   };
 
   logout = async (): Promise<void> => {
@@ -83,12 +68,7 @@ export class TopBar extends React.Component<Props, State, {}> {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const showUserInfo = this.props.login.authed ? "" : "hidden";
     const showLogin = this.props.login.authed ? "" : "hidden";
-    const showSettings = this.props.panes.paneNames.get("settings")
-      ? ""
-      : "hidden";
-    const showAdmin = this.props.panes.paneNames.get("admin") ? "" : "hidden";
 
     return (
       <div id="top-bar">
@@ -105,30 +85,23 @@ export class TopBar extends React.Component<Props, State, {}> {
 
             <Flexbox
               children={List([
-                <span className={`${showUserInfo}`}>
-                  <span id="topbar-user-info">
-                    {this.props.login.userName}
-                  </span>
-                </span>,
+                // <span className={`${showUserInfo}`}>
+                //   <span id="topbar-user-info">{this.props.login.userName}</span>
+                // </span>,
 
-                <button
-                  onClick={this.showSettings}
-                  className={`margin-r-m ${showSettings}`}
-                >
+                <button onClick={this.showSettings} className={`margin-r-m`}>
                   {this.props.msg.pkg.get("settings")}
+                  {/* {getIcon("RiSettings4Line", "1.8rem", "cyan0")} */}
                 </button>,
 
-                <button
-                  onClick={this.showAdmin}
-                  className={`margin-r-m ${showAdmin}`}
-                >
-                  {this.props.msg.pkg.get("admin")}
-                </button>,
+                // <button
+                //   onClick={this.showAdmin}
+                //   className={`margin-r-m ${showAdmin}`}
+                // >
+                //   {this.props.msg.pkg.get("admin")}
+                // </button>,
 
-                <button
-                  onClick={this.logout}
-                  className={`${showLogin}`}
-                >
+                <button onClick={this.logout} className={`${showLogin}`}>
                   {this.props.msg.pkg.get("login.logout")}
                 </button>,
               ])}
diff --git a/src/client/web/src/components/visual/icons.tsx b/src/client/web/src/components/visual/icons.tsx
index 8db3e7b..3b1e0a4 100644
--- a/src/client/web/src/components/visual/icons.tsx
+++ b/src/client/web/src/components/visual/icons.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { IconType, IconBaseProps } from "@react-icons/all-files";
 import { RiFolder2Fill } from "@react-icons/all-files/ri/RiFolder2Fill";
 import { RiShareBoxLine } from "@react-icons/all-files/ri/RiShareBoxLine";
 import { RiUploadCloudFill } from "@react-icons/all-files/ri/RiUploadCloudFill";
+import { RiSettings3Fill } from "@react-icons/all-files/ri/RiSettings3Fill";
+import { RiWindowFill } from "@react-icons/all-files/ri/RiWindowFill";
 
 import { colorClass } from "./colors";
 
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ const icons = Map<string, IconType>({
   RiFolder2Fill: RiFolder2Fill,
   RiShareBoxLine: RiShareBoxLine,
   RiUploadCloudFill: RiUploadCloudFill,
+  RiSettings3Fill: RiSettings3Fill,
+  RiWindowFill: RiWindowFill,
 });
 
 export function getIconWithProps(