User guide

Migration Guide 21
Setting Up the WebBlocker Server
Merging log files from WFS 7.3 and before into the new XML format
When you migrate from a previous version of WatchGuard System Manager to WSM 8.0, you can convert
log files from .wgl to .xml format. This is also helpful if you operate in a mixed environment with differ-
ent versions of WSM. After converting, you can use your WSM 8.0 LogViewer or reporting tools on log
files created with WatchGuard Management System 7.3 or earlier.
When you convert a log file from .wgl to .xml:
• The XML file is usually smaller than the .wgl file. This is because XML log records are variable in
length.
• If you open a log file in an XML editor, you can see some duplicate entries. This is a function of
how report tools operated in WSM 7.3 and earlier and does not cause problems in reports which
use the log file.
Note
The FTP proxy does not report bytes sent and received so this data is not available in a report.
To convert a log file from .wgl to .xml:
1 Right-click the Log Server icon on your Windows desktop tray and select Merge Log Files...
The Merge Log files dialog box appears. This dialog box controls merges, and also updates, of log files.
2 Click Browse to find the location of the log file to convert to XML. If you select more than one
log file at the same time, the utility merges all the files into one file. It also converts the format
to XML.
3 Click Merge.
The log files are updated to .xml format and saved to a new file in the specified directory.
Note
Log records used in reports and visiable in log viewer are converted.
Setting Up the WebBlocker Server
The WebBlocker Server operates with an HTTP Proxy policy to prevent users from browsing to specified
Web sites. You set the categories of permitted Web sites during Firebox configuration. The HTTP Proxy on
the Firebox then uses information on the WebBlocker Server to find out if a Web site is in a restricted cat-
egory.