FTP Usage Reports
The FTP Usage Reports section includes reports on the top
protocols under the FTP protocol group, that have been used to generate traffic
through that device.
On the top right side of the Report screen, there will be three combo boxes. They are:
- Top 5
- Filter by
- Export as
Top 5
The Top 5 combo box lets you choose the level of detail in the reports. By default, the top five values are shown. To show more than 15 values, the
report uses only tables. There is an option to display the Graph only.
- Top 5 (graph & table)
- Top 10 (graph & table)
- Top 15 (table only)
- Top 20 (table only)
- Top 25 (table only)
- Graph only
Below each graph click the Hide Table link to hide the
table. Click the Show Table link to see the table again.
Filter by
The Filter by combo box lets you choose the field of filter in the reports. There will be three field values for filtering. They are:
- Source
- Destination
- Protocol
- Summary
Export as
The Export as combo box lets you choose the format of the reports for export. There will be two formats for exporting. They are:
Click on the PDF to export this report to PDF. Click on the CSV to export this report to CSV format (comma separated values).
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Click on the Protocol Groups link under the Settings
tab to see what protocols fall under each protocol group, and how to edit
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The Top Protocols - Sent and Top Protocols - Received
graphs show the top FTP protocols sending and receiving data across the device
respectively. The Top Protocols - Sent + Received graph shows
the top protocols grouped by summing the number of bytes sent and received by
each protocol. The table below each graph shows the protocol name, number of
hits, and the number of bytes sent or received as applicable.
Drill down from each of the above graphs to see the following graphs:
| Graph |
Description |
| Top Hosts |
The top hosts generating traffic using this protocol |
| Top Destinations |
The top destinations accessed by using this protocol |
| Top Conversations |
The top conversations using protocols in this protocol group |
The Top Users - Sent and Top Users - Received
graphs show the top users sending and receiving data across the device respectively.
The Top Users - Sent + Received graph shows the top users grouped
by summing the number of bytes sent and received by each protocol group. The
table below each graph shows the user name, the protocol used, number of hits,
and the number of bytes sent or received as applicable.
Drill down from each of the above graphs to see the following graphs:
| Graph |
Description |
| Top Protocols |
The top FTP protocols used by this user |
| Top Destinations |
The top destination hosts or IP addresses accessed by this user using
FTP protocols |
| Top Hosts |
The top hosts used by this user to generate traffic using FTP protocols |
The Top Hosts - Sent and Top Hosts - Received
graphs show the top hosts sending and receiving data across the device respectively.
The Top Hosts - Sent + Received graph shows the top hosts grouped
by summing the number of bytes sent and received by each host. The table below
each graph shows the host name or IP address, the protocol used, number of hits,
and the number of bytes sent or received as applicable.
Drill down from each of the above graphs to see the following graphs:
| Graph |
Description |
| Top Protocols |
The top FTP protocols used by this host |
| Top Destinations |
The top destination hosts or IP addresses accessed by this host using
FTP protocols |
| Top Conversations |
The top conversations initiated by host using protocols in this protocol group |
The Top Rules table shows the top protocol groups triggering
firewall rules, the rules that were triggered, and the destination and
the number of hits.
The Top URLs table shows the top URL's or web sites
that were accessed using protocols in the FTP protocol group.
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