Viewpoint

Understanding network events, activity and usage such as security threats, employee Internet utilization and bandwidth consumption is essential for organizations of all sizes. To optimize security, manage growth and plan for future needs, IT administrators require a tool that provides an intelligent, comprehensive view of events and activities throughout the network.

SonicWALL® ViewPoint™ is an easy-to-use Web-based reporting tool that fully complements and extends SonicWALL’s security products and services. Comprehensive reporting capabilities provide administrators instant insight into the health of their network including both performance and security. Using both a customizable dashboard and a variety of historical reports, SonicWALL ViewPoint helps organizations of all sizes track network utilization, monitor security activity and view Web usage.

SonicWALL ViewPoint software is easy to install and maintain, allowing multiple users to log in simultaneously and generate reports specific to their areas of responsibilities. Traffic over wired and wireless LAN, WAN or VPN networks are illustrated based on information and events received from SonicWALL appliances. Furthermore, SonicWALL ViewPoint provides customizable and scheduled reports in a variety of exportable formats that aid organizations in preparing for regulatory compliance audits.

FEATURES AND BENEFITES

• Comprehensive set of graphical reports includes firewall attacks, bandwidth usage, Web site visits, user activity, which provides visibility into suspicious activity and employee productivity.
• “At-a-Glance” reporting provides a customizable view that illustrates multiple summary reports on a single page, helps users navigate to vital network metrics and allows them to quickly analyze data across a variety of reports.
• Compliance reporting gives administrators the capability to generate and view reports that fulfill compliance requirements. Delivered both on an ad-hoc and scheduled basis, these reports can be saved as templates for future use and customized for specific corporate regulatory mandates.
• Multi-threat reporting provides the ability to collect information on thwarted attacks and gives instant access to threat activity on SonicWALL’s Network Security appliances using the Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Intrusion Prevention Service.
• User-based reporting tracks users’ activities locally or on remote network sites, resulting in a greater understanding of usage behavior across the entire network.
• Automated report scheduling provides support for e-mailing and archiving daily/weekly/monthly reports through a variety of exportable formats, allowing users to share data with the management team or archive for future reference.
• Ubiquitous access simplifies reporting access by allowing administrators to view all reporting functions from any location using only a standard Web browser.
• New attack intelligence offers more granular reporting on the type of attack or intrusion, as well as the source of the attack, enabling administrators to react faster to incoming threats.
• Multiple concurrent sessions allows multiple users to log in and generate reports simultaneously on the system, yielding greater flexibility without compromising performance.

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