ZyXEL Communications Centralized Network Management Vantage CNM - Manual (Page 293)

Vantage CNM User’s Guide
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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.
20.1 Vantage Report Overview
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This section introduces the standalone version of Vantage Report. See
Section 20.2 on page 294 for more information about Vantage Report in
Vantage CNM.
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 167 Typical Vantage Report Application
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.
A B C