Scheduling and running reports – WatchGuard Technologies FireboxTM System 4.6 User Manual

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Scheduling and running reports

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Editing a filter

At any time, you can modify the properties of an existing filter. From the Filters
dialog box in Historical Reports:

1

Highlight the filter to modify. Click Edit.

The Report Filter dialog box appears.

2

Modify filter properties according to your preferences.

For a description of each property, right-click it, and then click What’s This?.

Deleting a filter

To remove a filter from the list of available filters, highlight the filter. Click Remove.
This command removes the

.ftr

file from the

report-defs

directory.

Applying a filter

Each report can use only one filter. To apply a filter, open the report properties. From
Historical Reports:

1

Select the report for which you would like to apply a filter. Click Edit.

2

Use the Filter drop list to select a filter.

Only filters created using the Filters dialog box appear in the Filter drop list. For more

information, see “Creating a new filter” on page 113.

3

Click OK.

The new report properties are saved to the ReportName.rpt file in the report-defs directory. The

filter will be applied the next time the report is run.

Scheduling and running reports

WatchGuard offers two methods to run reports: manually at any time or scheduled
automatically using the LiveSecurity Event Processor.

Scheduling a report

You can schedule the LiveSecurity Event Processor to automatically generate reports
about network activity. To schedule reports:

1

Right-click the LiveSecurity Event Processor desktop tray icon. Select Open Log
Center
.

2

Click the Reports tab.

3

Select a report to schedule.

4

Select a time interval.

For a custom interval, select Custom and then enter the interval in hours.

5

Select the first date and time the report should run.

The report will run automatically at the time selected and then at each selected interval

thereafter.

6

Click OK.

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