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The Reports window includes the following functions and commands:
•Start Data Collection
Click Start Data Collection to begin log analysis. When log analysis is enabled, the button label
changes to Stop Data Collection.
•Reset Data
Click Reset to clear the report statistics and begin a new sample period. The sample period is
also reset when data collection is stopped or started, and when the SonicWALL is restarted.
•View Data
Select the desired report from the Report to view menu. The options are Web Site Hits,
Bandwidth Usage by IP Address, and Bandwidth Usage by Service. These reports are explained
below. Click Refresh Data to update the report. The length of time analyzed by the report is
displayed in the Current Sample Period.
Web Site Hits
Selecting Web Site Hits from the Display Report menu displays a table showing the URLs for the 25
most frequently accessed Web site s and the number of hit s to a site during the curren t sample
period.
The Web Site Hits report ensures that the majority of Web access is to appropriate Web sites. If
leisure, sports, or other inappropriate sites appear in the Web Site Hits Report, you can choose to
block the sites.
Bandwidth Usage by IP Address
Selecting Bandwidth Usage by IP Address from the Display Report menu displays a table showing
the IP Address of the 25 top users of Internet bandwidth and the number of megabytes transmitted
during the current sample period.
Bandwidth Usage by Service
Selecting Bandwidth Usag e b y S erv ice fro m the Display Report menu displays a table show ing the
name of the 25 top Internet services, such as HTTP, FTP, RealAudio, etc., and the number of
megabytes received from the service during the current sample period.
The Bandwidth Usage by Service report shows whether the services being used are appropriate for
your organization. If s erv ic es su ch as vi deo or p u sh bro adc as ts ar e co nsumi ng a la rg e porti on of th e
available bandwidth, you can choose to block these service s.