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10 Reporting
GFI LanGuard includes a reporting module which enables you to generate text and graphical reports
based on information obtained from network security scans. This chapter provides you with an
overview of the available reports as well as how to create your own reports for a tailored solution.
Through the Reports tab, you are able to generate technical activity reports for IT staff and also
executive reports that normally contain less technical details and focus more on overall statistics.
Topics in this chapter:
10.1 Available reports 159
10.2 Generating reports 165
10.3 Scheduling Reports 167
10.4 Customizing default reports 170
10.5 Full text searching 174
10.1 Available reports
This section provides you with information about the reports that are available by default in the
Reports tab of GFI LanGuard. There are two main types of reports:
General Reports - provide detailed technical reports as well as executive summary reports about
LAN security and patch management activity
Legal Compliance Reports - provide system and network audit information that enable you to be
compliant with standards, laws and regulations related to corporate network usage and man-
agement conventions.
Refer to the following sections for information about:
Available general reports
Available legal compliance reports
10.1.1 General reports
To view General reports:
1. Click Reports tab.
2. From the list of reports, expand General and select any of the following reports: