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Posts Tagged ‘Web Module’

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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Posted in Aliases, Firewall Analysis, How To, IronPort, Log File Analysis, Reports, Scheduled Tasks, Tips and Best Practices, Vantage, Web Browsing Analysis, Web Module, WebSpy | No Comments »

Web Module Update Errors and Workaround

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

We have just issued an automatic update for the Vantage range of products, including Vantage Ultimate and the Web Module.

Unfortunately there are two issues with the Web Module auto update process. Everyone on a 64 bit operating system will encounter issue #1 (Unable to locate installation location), and some of you may encounter issue #2 (System.IO.FileLoadException).

This article describes the errors and how to work around them to successfully update the Web Module. (more…)

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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…)

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Posted in Aliases, Firewall Analysis, How To, Loaders, Log File Analysis, Microsoft ISA Server, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Reports, Tips and Best Practices, Vantage, Web Browsing Analysis, Web Module, WebSpy | 4 Comments »

How Do I Transfer Reports to a Different User in the Web Module?

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Today I was asked how to transfer one report in the web module to a different user. The obvious reason for this is when someone leaves your company, the reports they had access to need to be transferred to the new person taking over their role. Unfortunately there’s not an easy way to do this via the user interface yet, but it is a planned feature.

In the mean time, you can do it by editing an XML file manually. (more…)

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