Reports

Output profile

Output profiles allow you to define email addresses to which generated reports are sent, and provides an option to upload the reports to FTP, SFTP, or SCP servers. Once created, an output profile can be specified for a report; see “Reports” on page 165.

To view and manage output profiles, go to Reports > Advanced > Output Profile.

Figure 148:Output profile page

To create a new output profile:

  1. In the output profile list, select Create New from either the toolbar or right-click menu.

The New Output Profile dialog box opens.

Figure 149:Create new output profile dialog box

  1. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the new output profile.
Description Enter a description for the output profile (optional).
Email Generated Reports Enable email generated reports.
Subject Enter a subject for the report email.
Body Enter body text for the report email.
Email Recipients Select the email server from the drop-down list and enter to and from email addresses.

Select    Add New to add another entry so that you can specify multiple recipients.

Upload Report to Server Enable uploading the reports to a server.
Report Format Select the report format or formats. The options include PDF and HTML.
Server Type Select FTP, SFTP, or SCP from the drop-down list.
Server Enter the server IP address.
User Enter the username.
Password Enter the password.
Directory Specify the directory where the report will be saved.
Delete file(s) after uploading Select to delete the report after it has been uploaded to the selected.
  1. Select OK to create the new output profile.

To edit an output profile:

  1. In the output profile list, double-click on the output profile that you would like to edit, or select the output profile and select Edit from the toolbar or right-click menu.

The Edit Output Profile dialog box opens.

  1. Edit the information as required, then select OK to apply your changes.

To delete output profiles:

  1. In the output profile list, select the output profile or profiles that you would like to delete, then select Delete from the toolbar or right-click menu.
  2. Select OK in the confirmation dialog box to delete the selected output profile or profiles.

Language

The language of the reports can be specified when creating a report (see “Advanced settings tab” on page 170). New languages can be added, and the name and description of the languages can be changed. The predefined languages cannot be edited.

To view and manage report languages, go to Reports > Advanced > Language.

Figure 150:Report language

The available, pre-configured report languages include:

       •   English (default report language)                 • Portuguese
       •   French                                                       • Simplified Chinese
       •   Japanese                                                   • Spanish
       •   Korean                                                       • Traditional Chinese

To add a language:

  1. In the report language list, select Create New from the toolbar or right-click menu.

The New Language dialog box opens.

Figure 151:Create a new language

  1. Enter a name and description for the language in the requisite fields.
  2. Select OK to add the language.

To edit a language:

  1. In the report language list, double-click on the language that you would like to edit, or select the language and select Edit from the toolbar or right-click menu.

The Edit Language dialog box opens.

  1. Edit the information as required, then select OK to apply your changes.

To delete languages:

  1. In the report language list, select the language or languages that you would like to delete and select Delete from the toolbar or right-click menu.
  2. Select OK in the confirmation dialog box to delete the selected language or languages.

 


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One thought on “Reports

  1. Mark

    Hello Mike, I want to generate a one time report from a site one for inbound the other for outbound traffic, I was asked to use all the IP subnets from the site as a criteria

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