User manual ZYXEL VANTAGE REPORT QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Vantage Report Quick Start Guide Version 2. 2 7/2005 Vantage Report Quick Start Guide Overview Vantage Report is an application that collects and analyzes logs sent by ZyXEL devices to the Vantage Report syslog server. The following figure shows what you can do with Vantage Report 1 The ZyXEL device sends logs to the Vantage Report server. [. . . ] Type the e-mail address that you want to send Vantage reports. 6 Configure the user name and password of the mail server if it requires authentication. 6 Vantage Report Quick Start Guide 7 Enter the name for a new folder or choose an existing folder to use. 8 Click Next if your settings are appropriate (otherwise click Back). 7 Vantage Report Quick Start Guide 9 Wait for the wizard to install Vantage Report. 10 Click Finish to complete your installation. It is recommended you restart your computer. Vantage Report has installed successfully when you then see the next screen. It is recommended you restart your computer. 8 Vantage Report Quick Start Guide 3 Starting Vantage Report 1 Stop other syslog, MySQL, and web services before starting Vantage Report. 2 Double click the desktop icon that was created when you installed Vantage Report. 3 The Kiwi Syslog Daemon and ApacheTomcat open. 4 Open a browser window and enter http://localhost: 8080/vrpt in the address bar to open the login screen. Enter root as the user name and the password and click OK to open the Vantage Report main screen. 4 Sending and Receiving Vantage Reports This section shows you how to configure a ZyXEL device to send logs to the syslog server. Use either the web configurator or command interface (see the ZyXEL device User's Guide for access information) to activate the syslog server. Note: If both the web configurator and the command interface are configured, the latest settings configured apply. 9 Vantage Report Quick Start Guide 4. 1 Web Configurator In the ZyXEL device main screen click LOGS and then select the Log Settings tab. 1 Configure the E-mail Log Settings section if you want logs and alert messages to be sent via e-mail. 3 Type the IP address or name of the Vantage Report server computer in the Syslog Server field. In Active Log and Alert select the logs that you want Vantage Report to receive from the ZyXEL device: In Log Consolidation: 4 Select the Active check box to merge logs with identical messages into one log. Some logs (such as the Attacks logs) may be so numerous that it becomes easy to ignore other important log messages. You can use the sys log consolidate msglist command to see what log messages will be consolidated. [. . . ] Click Finish. 6 Viewing Your Product's Certifications 1 Go to www. zyxel. com. 2 Select your product from the drop-down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. [. . . ]