User guide

Chapter 15: Generating Reports of Network Activity
204 WatchGuard Firebox System
Creating and Editing Reports
To start Historical Reports, from Control Center, click the
Historical Reports icon (shown at right). You can also start
Historical Reports from the installation directory. The file
name is
WGReports.exe.
Starting a new report
From Historical Reports:
1 Click Add.
The Report Properties dialog box appears.
2 Enter the report name.
The report name will appear in Historical Reports, the WatchGuard Security Event
Processor, and the title of the output.
3 Use the Log Directory text box to define the location of log files.
The default location for log files is the \logs subdirectory of the WatchGuard
installation directory.
4 Use the Output Directory text box to define the location of the output
files.
The default location for output files is the \reports subdirectory of the WatchGuard
installation directory.
5 Select the output type: HTML Report, WebTrends Export, or Text
Export.
For more information on output types, see “Exporting Reports” on page 207.
6 Select the filter.
For more information on filters, see “Using Report Filters” on page 209.
7 If you selected the HTML output type and you want to see the main
page of the report upon completion, enable the checkbox marked
Execute Browser Upon Completion.
8 Click the Firebox tab.
9 Enter the Firebox IP address or a unique name. Click Add.
When typing IP addresses, type the digits and periods in sequence. Do not use the
TAB or arrow key to jump past the periods. For more information on entering IP
addresses, see “Entering IP addresses” on page 38.
10 Specify report preferences as explained in the remaining sections in
this chapter.
11 When you are done defining report properties, click OK.
The name of the report appears in the Reports list.