GMS Reporting Overview

An essential component of network security is monitoring critical network events and activity, such as security threats, inappropriate Web use, and bandwidth levels. Dell SonicWALL GMS Reporting complements SonicWALL's Internet security offerings by providing detailed and comprehensive reports of network activity.

The Dell SonicWALL GMS Reporting Module creates dynamic, Web-based network reports from the reporting database.

The GMS software application generates both real-time and historical reports to offer a complete view of all activity through SonicWALL Internet security appliances. With SonicWALL GMS Reporting, you can monitor network access, enhance security, and anticipate future bandwidth needs.

You can create Custom reports by using the report filter bar, available in most report screens in the SonicWALL GMS management interface. The report Filter Bar provides filters to allow customized reporting, including pre-populated quick settings for some filter fields. A Date Selector allows paging forward and backward in time, or selecting a particular time period for viewing, through a pull-down calendar. The search operator field offers a comprehensive list of search operators that varies depending on the search field that can be either text-based or numeric. Refer to Layout of Reports Display to see these items in the context of the Report page.

You can search all columns of report data except columns that contain computed values, such as %, Cost, or Browse Time. Dell SonicWALL GMS waits until you click Go before it begins building the new report.

The Dell SonicWALL GMS Reporting Module provides an interactive interface that:

•	Displays bandwidth use by IP address and service

•	Identifies inappropriate Web use

•	Provides detailed reports of attacks

•	Collects and aggregates system and network errors

•	Shows VPN events and problems

•	Tracks Web usage by users and by Web sites visited

•	Provides detailed daily firewall logs to analyze specific events.