Web Reporter defines your browsing environment based on content categories and creates detailed reports on your organization's web use and trends.
Used with Web Control, Web Reporter provides the reports that help administrators manage access to the web. Use these reports to protect against liability exposure, productivity loss, bandwidth overload, and security threats. For detailed information about configuring and using Web Reporter to generate reports, see the Web Reporter documentation.
The Web Reporter server collects and processes log files and imports the data from the log file to the database. After the data is transferred to the database, reports are generated. Log files are generated by running a Web Control client task from the ePO - On-prem server on all managed systems.
Web Reporter groups
These groups of people are involved in the Web Reporter environment:
Web users have installed and enabled in their browser.
Reporting users create and view reports.
Reporting users log on to the Web Reporter server with a web-based interface.
Reporting administrator installs, configures, and maintains the Web Reporter server.
The reporting administrator uses the web-based interface to manage how Web Reporter is used in the organization:
Creating logon accounts
Managing delegated reporting
Configuring email settings
Managing mapped columns
Managing the database, directories, and log sources
Web Reporter environment
The Web Reporter environment comprises these areas:
Web Reporter is the server-based software with a web-based interface and configuration settings that create detailed reports.
Log sources are devices on the network that generate or store log files. Log files contain web filtering data, including information such as user names, IP addresses, URLs, time stamps, and protocol types. Web Reporter collects and processes the log files, then imports the data into its database. A log source can be a directory on the Web Reporter server, an FTP server, or NetCache.
Database stores data from each log source, and reports are generated using the data. Supported database platforms include Microsoft SQL 2000 and 2005, MySQL 5.0, and Oracle 9 and 10.