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Note: You can set up a link from the Console to the MRC application. To enter the URL for the link, see Global Settings > Reporting Database. |
8.1 Marshal Reporting Console
The Marshal Reporting Console is based on SQL Server Reporting Services, and offers scheduled generation and automatic delivery of reports. For more information about this application, see the Trustwave website or contact Trustwave.
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Note: You can set up a link from the Console to the MRC application. To enter the URL for the link, see Global Settings > Reporting Database. |
The reports provided by MRC allow you to examine browsing behavior, successful and denied requests over time. Available reports include bandwidth, URL, and quota information.
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Note: The workstation based WebMarshal Reports application, previously included with WebMarshal, is no longer available. Earlier versions of the Reports application cannot be used with current versions of WebMarshal. The Marshal Reporting Console provides many of the same reports that were previously available. |
For more information about creating the database, see “Reporting Database”.
8.1.1 Configuring WebMarshal for Accurate Reporting
When configuring WebMarshal and Marshal Reporting Console, keep the following points in mind:
•For greater precision in reporting, rules should classify requests using domain and file classifications. To learn about classifications, see “Logging Activity with Classifications”.
•WebMarshal logs activity to the reporting database in UTC. When you run reports, the periods and times shown are adjusted for a time zone selected by the Marshal Reporting Console user.
•WebMarshal Proxy Caching does not affect the data reported. A request that is fulfilled from the cache is reported to be the same size as the same request fulfilled from the Internet. Cached responses for large files could consume less browsing time, because the file is returned more quickly.
•Many reports include information about “site visits” and “sessions.” To learn more about how these terms are defined, see Trustwave Knowledge Base article Q11755.
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Note: For many reports, the column summary values are NOT equal to the sum of the detail values. To learn more about how the summary values are calculated, please see Report Help for the individual reports. |
