Vrpt; Vantage Report Overview - ZyXEL Communications VANTAGE CNM - V3.1 User Manual

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The Report menu activates Vantage Report. This chapter introduces Vantage Report and its
role in Vantage CNM. Then, it explains how to set up and start Vantage Report. Please refer to
the Vantage Report 3.1 User's Guide for more detailed information.

21.1 Vantage Report Overview

This section introduces the standalone version of Vantage Report. See
Section 21.2 on page 324
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Vantage Report allows an administrator in any location to easily manage, monitor and gather
statistics on devices located worldwide. With Vantage Report, you can monitor network
access, enhance security, and anticipate future bandwidth needs. A typical application is
illustrated in the following figure.
Figure 196 Typical Vantage Report Application
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In this example, you use the Vantage Report web configurator (A) to set up the Vantage
Report server (B). You also configure the devices (C) to send their logs and traffic statistics to
the Vantage Report Server. The Vantage Report server collects this information. Then, you
can
• Monitor the whole network
• Look at historical reports about network performance and events
• Examine device logs
The Vantage Report server can also send statistical reports to you by e-mail.
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