Installation instructions
GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP Reporting 119
Reporting
Introduction to GFI MailSecurity Reporting
Through the reporting option, you can configure GFI MailSecurity to
log statistical data, such as the amount of emails being processed and
quarantined, into a database. You can then buy the GFI MailSecurity
ReportPack add-on, to generate informative reports based on the data
collected in the database. For further information on the features
included in the GFI MailSecurity ReportPack, refer to the GFI
MailSecurity ReportPack chapters further on in this manual. GFI
MailSecurity supports both Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL
Server as a database backend.
Configuring the statistical information database
Screenshot 100 - Reporting page
To configure the reporting option:
1. Click the GFI MailSecurity Reporting node.
2. To enable data logging for reporting purposes, select the Enable
Reporting check box. If clear this check box, no reporting data will be
logged.
3. In the reporting page, you can see the details of the currently
configured reporting database, such as the database type and the
location of the database. To change the current database settings,
expand the Reporting node and click the Configure Database sub-
node.
4. In the Configure Reporting page, you can configure the reporting
database as follows: