Using the Sub Tab


 

The sub tab provides links to frequently accessed reports and tasks in Firewall Analyzer. It also shows the current server status using intuitive icons.

 

The following reports can be generated by clicking the corresponding links in the sub tab:

 

Link  Action
Live Reports View live traffic reports for the past one day for each firewall, on a 5-minute average
My Report Profiles View the list of custom report profiles created so far

 

 

The following tasks can be done by clicking the corresponding links in the sub tab:

 

Link Action
Add Report Profile Create a new custom report profile
Add Syslog Server Add a virtual syslog server to receive logs from different ports
Add Alert Profile Create a new alert profile to trigger alerts and send notifications
Import Logs Import a log file from your local machine or through FTP
Search & Advanced Search Offers numerous options for making your searches more precise and getting more useful results. Reports can be scheduled from the search results.

 

The purpose of each icon in the sub-tab is described below:

 

Icon Description
packet count icon Packet Count - the number of packets received from each device sending log files to the server. For troubleshooting, admin users can view the cumulative flow rate of logs received by Firewall Analyzer at the syslog listening ports from all the configured firewalls.
listening ports up or listening ports down Listening Ports - the list of ports at which the server is listening for logs and devices that are sending logs to the syslog server at the particular port. If any of the ports is down, then you would receive a message in web UI listening ports down "Syslog listener port <port number> is down"
no unknown icon

No Unknown Packets Received - no unknown packets or unsupported log formats have been received by the server

unknown icon Unknown Packets Received - unknown packets have been sent to the server. Details such as, the source sending the records, receiving port, etc. are also displayed.


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