Name

Specifies the name of the report task.

Company Name

Specifies the name of the company name.

Company LOGO

Add the Logo of the company. Click Browse to select the logo file.

Description

Specifies the description of the report task.

Show

• Change Records: Select the check box to show the report task change records in the report file.
• Description: Select the check box to show the description of the report task in the report file.

Language

Data Time

Time range of data shown in the report file.

Granularity

Statistical granularity of the data shown in the report file. It varies according to the duration of the data time.

N/A

The report items are the data type shown in the report file. The system provides about 100 report items of all kinds of information, such as device resource utilization, traffic control, user/application traffic, treat, and monitor. One report task can contain multiple report items.

To add report items to the report task, take the following steps:

1. From the All box, select the report item type, and the detailed report items of the specified type are shown in the Available box.
2. From the Available box, select the report item (choose multiple item by pressing the Ctrl key), and then click Add/Add All to add the specified report items to the report task.

Note: At least one report item must be selected. Otherwise, you cannot go to the next step.

Basic

• Title: Modify the title of the report item.
• Description: Modify the description of the report item.
• Show Description above the chart: Select this check box to show the description information above the chart in the report file.

Filter

You can filter the report item to get specific information. The filter conditions are different for different report items. The followings are the description of the filter conditions:

• Application: Filter the statistics shown in the report file by applications. Only the statistics of the selected application will be shown in the report file.

• Zone: Filter the statistics shown in the report file by zones. Only the statistics of the selected zones will be shown in the report file.

• Interface: Filter the statistics shown in the report file by interfaces. Only the statistics of the selected interfaces will be shown in the report file.

• Pipe: Filter the statistics shown in the report file by pipe. Only the statistics of the selected pipes will be shown in the report file.

• Time: Specifies data time of the report item. By default, it will inherit the time of the report task. To specify a new time, unselect the Inherit check box, and then specify a proper time (the specified time period must be inside the data time of the report task).

Chart

For the top-x type report, you can specify the number of statistical items shown in the report file. At most 30 items can be shown.

Schedule: The schedule specifies the report task running time. Click the Schedule button, the Schedule dialog appears. The options on the schedule dialog are:

Cycle

Pattern of running time. The report task can be run periodically or run only once. Select the proper pattern by checking the corresponding radio button.

From, To

For the periodical schedule, these options specify the specific time of the schedule.

• Generate Continuously: Check this radio button to make a no-end periodically schedule.
• Delete Schedule after End Date: Delete the schedule when the schedule ends.

At

For the run-once schedule, the option specifies the specific running time.

File Format

Specifies the type of the report file. System supports PDF and HTML formats. At least one type must be specified, otherwise, you cannot go to the next step and the report task cannot be saved.

Send via Email

Check the Send via Email check box to send the report file via email.

To add recipients, enter the email addresses in to the Email text box (use ";" to separate multiple email addresses), or take the following steps:

1. Click Manage, and click New on the Email Configuration dialog.
2. Enter the recipient information in the Add dialog and click OK to save the changes.
3. Repeat step 2 to create more recipients.
4. Close the Email Configuration dialog.
5. Click Recipient, the Recipient dialog appears. Select the desired email addresses and then click OK.

Send via FTP

Check the Send via FTP check box to send the report file to a specified FTP server. The FTP server parameters are:

• Server Name/IP: Specifies the FTP server name or the IP address.

• Virtual Router: Specifies the virtual router of the FTP server.

• Username: Specifies the username used to log on to the FTP server.

• Password: Enter the password of the FTP username.

• Anonymous: Check the check box to log on to the FTP server anonymously.

• Path: Specifies the location where the report file will be saved.

• Test: Click to check the connectivity of the FTP server.

Sample

System allows you to preview the report file:

1. Click Generate Sample to generate a sample.
2. When the sample is generated successfully, click View Sample to view the report result.