Zyxel VANTAGE REPORT User Manual

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. See the User’s Guide for more information.

The following figure shows what you can do with Vantage Report

1 The ZyXEL device sends logs to the Vantage Report server.

2 The logs are used in Vantage Report to build statistical reports.

3 Vantage Report sends reports to clients who have requested them.

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This Quick Start Guide shows you:

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1 Requirements

2 Vantage Report Installation Procedure

3 Starting and Stopping Vantage Report

4 Sending and Receiving Vantage Reports

5 Uninstalling Vantage Report

6 Viewing Your Product’s Certifications

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Vantage Report Quick Start Guide

1 Requirements

1.1 Vantage Report Administrator

CPU Pentium IV 2.6 GHz or faster recommended

RAM 1024 MB or more

Hard Disk 80 GB or more

Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Server/ Windows XP Professional

Browser Internet Explorer 6.0 (Service Pack 1) or above with 1024*768 resolution

1.2 ZyXEL Device Support for Vantage Report

The following devices can send logs to the Vantage Report server.

Partial Support (Some Reports) Full Support (All Reports)

• ZyWALL 2 version 3.62 • ZyWALL 5 version 3.64

• ZyWALL 5 version 3.62 • ZyWALL 35 version 3.63 and above

• ZyWALL 35 version 3.62 • ZyWALL 70 version 3.63 and above

• ZyWALL 70 version 3.62

• ZyWALL IDP 10 version 2.0

• P662HW - 61/63 version 3.40

2 Vantage Report Installation Procedure

Use the Vantage installation wizard to install Vantage Report software.

In each wizard screen, click Next to proceed to the next screen in the wizard, click Back to
return to the previous screen or click Cancel to abort the installation and exit the wizard.

You should prepare an SMTP server IP address and login name/password. You can add this
server’s details during the wizard installation or after you install Vantage Report in the System >

Server Config screen.

Note: This software installs a Kiwi Syslog server and a MySQL server to the computer

from which you run Vantage Report server. If the computer already has a Kiwi
Syslog server or MySQL server installed, backup any existing databases before the
installation or install the Vantage Report software on another computer.

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