Technical Details - Network Monitoring
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Item |
Description |
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Logged Data |
All IP traffic from the internal network to/from the general Internet is logged. |
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Specific Information Recorded |
Remote site accessed, IP address of client, time of access, protocol (eg TCP or UDP), remote port, amount of data transferred (both directions). Note this reports all traffic that traverses the firewall not just web traffic. |
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Configuration Interface |
Web based interface allow generation of flexible reports in real-time. |
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Data Storage |
Object orientated relational SQL database. |
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Data Management |
Precision of old traffic logs is gradually reduced to minimise size of log data. Manual purging also possible. |
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Data Export |
Yes. To Comma Separated Variable (CSV) format. |
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Per Interface Statistics |
Graphical representation of bandwidth usage per network interface. Helps identify usage patterns and can be used to verify ISP billing. |
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User Accounting |
Integration with AD allows network monitoring to produce reports on who is doing what on the Internet rather than just a source IP address. |