ContentKeeper® Web Filtering System - Reporting

ContentKeeper® retains comprehensive logs of all user activity – blocked, coached as well as all allowed browsing activity, file downloads, etc.  All log files can be easily displayed simply by browsing to the ContentKeeper® appliance and clicking on a hyperlink (i.e. in HTML format) or via files downloaded in Apache file format or as ASCII coma delimited text (CSV).  Download may be set up for transfer directly into Microsoft Excel, or import into ContentKeeper’s® Advanced Reporting Module (ARM), Webtrends, Seagate Crystal reports and other enterprise reporting packages etc.  Log file downloads can also be automated by using FTP or SSH and a Syslog Daemon.

ContentKeeper® has both real time and historical reporting capabilities.

ContentKeeper’s® real time reporting allows administrators to see what is happening on their network in real time. Usage is reported by individual users, hits, sites and bandwidth utilized, time, date, category, policy, sites and components blocked etc. Non-Business related surfing can be instantly identified and dealt with allowing administrators to further “tune” and enforce the local Internet Acceptable Use Policies. Administrators can instantly identify who and what may be causing Internet performance issues and take corrective action. Blocking reports are sorted by simply clicking the desired sort columns.

ContentKeeper’s® web based, point and click Webalizer historical graphical reports, combined with its real time reporting capabilities allow senior management to satisfy most of their reporting needs without any time spent configuring or learning complex reporting tools. Information is instantly available to any authorized user who can effectively navigate a web site.

As part of the ContentKeeper® solution, users are provided with a comprehensive set of reporting tools that have auditing potential.  From the native reports provided, the administrator can view all user activity and report to management by group or individual.  If required, the logs can be downloaded in different formats, to compliment reporting tools already in use in typical environments.

The Administrator can set the amount of time to retain log files, and the system automatically calculates the periods available for selection based on available disk space and the average size of logs being generated.  For continuous log file offloads in 24-hour environments, the Syslog Facility enables real-time streaming of log files to the reporting server, so that network bandwidth is not impacted by large file transfers.

ContentKeeper® Appliance Reports include several real-time report facilities:

• Dynamic Activity Viewer
• Current Username Activity
• Current Internet Activity
• Current Blocking Activity

The following historical reports and log files are available within ContentKeeper®:

• Webalizer Reports
• Internet Activity
• Blocked Activity
• Discarded Blocked Activity
• Coach Click-Thru Activity
• Authentication Click-Thru Activity

Webalizer reports contain graphical and statistical data, including bar charts and tables of Hits on web sites, files downloaded, web pages downloaded, web pages requested, Kilobytes downloaded and most frequently visited URLs.  Data is available for up to the last twelve months, and provide an overview of Internet activity for a selected time period.

Essentially all of the extensive data logged in ContentKeeper’s® five different log files is available for Real-Time display and analysis.  Since the data can be overwhelming in volume, the Dynamic Activity Viewer includes an interrupt to scrolling data and is complemented by filters which allow monitoring and scrutiny at the user, IP address, address range and/or category level. 

Customers report that the Dynamic Activity Viewer, together with other reporting provides invaluable tools for optimizing network performance, managing and reducing bandwidth utilization and the associated costs of internet access.    

ContentKeeper® - Advanced Reporting Module has been designed to efficiently load and analyze gigabytes of data to a single workstation, providing an enterprise-scale monitoring solution and offering a completely automated reporting function for small and large organizations.

ContentKeeper® ARM is a sophisticated report generation facility which can generate reports in three formats:  Web Document (HTML), Microsoft Word (DOC) and Microsoft Excel (CSV). The ARM facility can automatically deliver these reports via email to business unit managers. It enables in-depth interrogation of ContentKeeper® log file data, and includes task scheduling for "set and forget" data analysis.

The ARM system offers a complete and comprehensive Report Wizard facility, for creating detailed reports, Report Templates, and a Task Wizard and Schedule Wizard, to guide the administrator through the process of scheduling automated reporting tasks.

No Obligation Evaluations
A fully functional ContentKeeper® installation is available for a 21 day evaluation without obligation in either the Appliance option preconfigured for your network; or as an ISO download with auto-installer for installation on a customer-provided server.

The Advanced Reporting Module (ARM) is also available for evaluation and represents a popular option for more sophisticated reporting requirements. 

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