This is the fifth of a series of videos showing you how to configure Vantage in detail.
This video will cover the Organization section of the software, showing you how to import your users and groups from Active Directory / LDAP.
Archive for the ‘Aliases’ Category
Vantage Video Series: #3 Importing, Summaries & Aliases
Monday, April 4th, 2011
This is the third of a series of videos showing you how to configure Vantage in detail.
In this video we’ll look at how to import some data into a storage, use the Summaries section, and start customizing Aliases.
Hit and Miss – Are you Missing out on Important Hit Data?
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Today I thought I’d cover some interesting hit information and explain how you can get more out of your data by ensuring your hits are accurately reported on.
As the term ‘hit’ can sometimes be confusing, let’s start off by properly define hits.
Useful LDAP Search Queries
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
Today I was asked how to filter out computer objects when importing your Organizational structure into WebSpy Vantage.
The default LDAP query when you first run through the Import Organization wizard should filter these computers objects out. The query is: (more…)
Why there is so much anonymous traffic in Microsoft TMG and ISA logs
Monday, July 19th, 2010
One of the most common questions we get asked by users of Microsoft TMG and ISA is why there is so much traffic attributed to the Anonymous user. Even though unauthenticated access to the web has been disabled, they still see the ‘Anonymous’ user as one of the top users in their reports.
So let’s use WebSpy Vantage to drill into that Anonymous user and find out what is going on. (more…)
Video: How to use WebSpy Vantage to report on IronPort log files
Friday, June 18th, 2010
I’ve produced a video on how to use WebSpy Vantage to report on IronPort’s Web Security Appliance’s access log files. It is quite a detailed look at the key tasks involved in setting up and using WebSpy Vantage with IronPort WSA access logs, and is therefore divided into several parts. The videos take you through the following activities:
- How to import your log files and explore the information recorded by IronPort using the Summaries screen
- How to open the customized IronPort Report Templates and Aliases
- How to generate reports
- How to import your organizational structure and report on departments
- How to setup the Web Module and publish reports
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8 Reasons NOT to Use Microsoft Forefront TMG’s Reporting
Monday, February 8th, 2010
I’ve been having a look through the reporting functionality included in Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway to find that not much has changed from ISA Server 2006. There is some new information regarding the newly implemented URL categorization and threat management technology, but there is very little flexibility or customization for those with reporting requirements beyond general overviews cluttered with irrelevant information. (more…)
