User guide

ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer :: User Guide
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Zoho Corp.
Introduction
A Firewall is an important perimeter defense tool which protects your network from
attacks. Security tools like Firewalls, VPN's, and Proxy Servers generate a huge quantity
of traffic logs, which can be mined to generate a wealth of security information reports.
What is Firewall Analyzer?
ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer is a browser-based firewall/VPN/proxy server
reporting solution that uses a built-in syslog server to store, analyze, and report on
these logs. Firewall Analyzer provides daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reports on
firewall traffic, security breaches, and more. This helps network administrators to
proactively secure networks before security threats arise, avoid network abuses, manage
bandwidth requirements, monitor web site visits, and ensure appropriate usage of
networks by employees.
Firewall Analyzer analyzes your firewall and proxy server logs and answers
questions like the following:
• Who are the top Web surfers in the company, and what web sites are they
visiting?
• How many users inside the firewall are trying to access web sites with
inappropriate content?
• How much network activity originates on each side of the firewall?
• Are we experiencing hack attempts? Where are they originating?
• Which servers receive the most hits?
This User Guide will help you install Firewall Analyzer on your machine, and get familiar
with the Firewall Analyzer user interface. If you are unable to find the information you
are looking for in this document, please let us know at fwanalyzer-
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