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GFI EventsManager 19 Glossary | 349
Network discovery
Enable this firewall permission to allow GFI EventsManager to gather information about con-
nected machines on the network that can be scanned. For more information, refer to
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc181373.aspx
Noise
Repeated log entries which report the same event.
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Object auditing
Enable this auditing feature to audit events of users accessing objects (example, files, folder
and printer). For more information, refer to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/li-
brary/cc976403.aspx
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Remote Event Log Management
Required to allow GFI EventsManager to access and collect events from remote machines. For
more information, refer to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766438.aspx
Rule-set folder
The folder which contains one or more rule-sets.
Rule-sets
A collection of event processing rules.
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SMS alerts
SMS notifications which inform recipients that a particular event has occurred. In GFI Events-
Manager, SMS alerts can be sent through various sources including mobile phones with modem
capabilities and email-to-SMS web-based gateways.
SNMP Object Identifier (OID)
An SNMP object identifier is an address made up of a sequence of ‘dotted’ numbers (Example:
1.3.6.1.4.1.2682.1). These numbers uniquely identify and locate a specific device (Example:
hub) within the entire network. SNMP OIDs are a key component in the assembly of SNMP mes-
sages. In fact, an SNMP server cannot interpret or assemble messages which don’t have an
OID. Individual vendors often create their own MIBs that only include the OIDs associated spe-
cifically with their device.
SNMP Traps
Notifications/alerts generated and transmitted by active network components (Example:
hubs, routers and bridges) to SNMP server(s) whenever important events such as faults or secu-
rity violations occur. Data contained in SNMP Traps may contain configuration, status as well
as statistical information such as number of device failures to date.