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.
Posts Tagged ‘Aliases’
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…)
Website Categorization – Assessing Productivity
Monday, July 12th, 2010
Security and Threat Management solutions, such as Microsoft Forefront TMG, IronPort and Blue Coat, use predefined URL categorization to simplify blocking and filtering management. Different security vendors have different ways of categorizing websites but it generally involves referring to a gigantic, regularly updated database of millions of websites sorted into 50-100 relevant categories.
Majority of security vendors will give you a high level overview of the categories, such as Sports, Shopping, Online Community, Streaming Media, Employment and Gambling, but rarely provides intuitive ways to further investigate the traffic going to the sites within these categories. The nifty thing about WebSpy’s solutions is that, as long as categories are logged, you can use WebSpy to analyze web browsing in relation to these categories and get a much clearer overview of your organization’s web usage.
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
