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Firewall Up-Time Summary Report Rules

The Firewall Up-Time Summary Report Rules section provides the tools to manage the firewall up time report rules and view the reports once generated.

You can view and manage the Firewall Up-Time Summary Reports with both NSM Advanced and NSM Essential License.

Navigating the Firewall Up-Time Summary Report Rules Page

Go to Reports > Rules to view a list of all the reports that have been defined. The details of each report are shown in the table.

Setting Up the Firewall Up-Time Summary Report Rule

To set up a Firewall Up-Time Summary report rule:

1. Click Add above the Reports table. Select the Firewall Up-Time Summary Report option and click Next to go to the Report Configuration page.

   

2. Fill the following details in the Report Configuration page and click Next.

   • Report Name - Enter a name for the report.
   • Report Description - Enter a description for the report.
   • Cover Title - Enter a cover title for the report.
   • IP Version - Select IPv4, IPv6 or Both.
   • Reports - Select Firewall Up-Time Summary Report.

   

3. On the Device Selection page select from Tenant, Group or Firewall options.

   

4. On the Delivery Configuration page fill the following information and click Next.

   • On-demand Run Type - It is used to change the time period of the report using the slider. The maximum report time permissible is 30 days.
     
   • Scheduled Run Type - It is used to choose when the report will be generated for a day, or for selected day of week or selected day of a month.
   • Delivery Type - You can select from Save Report and Email option. Save Report allows you to save the reports in NSM. You can view these saved report in NSM under Reports > Saved Reports. Email option allows you to email the report. To email the report you need to select the Email Destination as Administrator or Adhoc user. You need to provide the user mail id in the Email Id column if you select Adhoc User. You also need to add the Email Subject and Body as well as select Zip Report to send the report in a Zip format.
   • Password Protect - You can provide a password to the report pdf.
   • Use Custom Logo - Upload a customized image for the logo.

   

5. On the Review page, you can review the data before generating the report. Click Save to confirm.

   

After you click on save, a new Firewall Up-Time Summary Report rule is created on the Report Rules page with your report name.