13 02, 2012

Registering WebSpy Vantage Ultimate – Step by Step

By | 2017-12-12T06:59:04+00:00 February 13th, 2012|Articles, How To, Software Updates, System Administration, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module, WebSpy, WebSpy News Update|0 Comments

This is a guide for new customers to register their WebSpy Vantage Ultimate software for the first time. The process requires a few simple steps which will be outlined below, followed by some troubleshooting options if you get stuck along the way.

4 04, 2011

Vantage Video Series: #6 Registration

By | 2017-12-12T07:00:29+00:00 April 4th, 2011|Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module, WebSpy|0 Comments

Update: The following procedure no longer applies for versions above 2.2.0.105. Please see our new guide to registering WebSpy Vantage in our Support Center: This is the sixth of a series of videos showing you how to configure Vantage in detail. This video covers registering Vantage and the Web Module. WebSpy Vantage Ultimate – Registration [...]

4 04, 2011

Vantage Video Series: #5 Organization Setup

By | 2011-04-04T14:04:41+00:00 April 4th, 2011|Aliases, How To, Organization, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module, WebSpy|0 Comments

This is the fifth of a series of videos showing you how to configure Vantage in detail. This video will cover the Organization section of the software, showing you how to import your users and groups from Active Directory / LDAP. WebSpy Vantage Ultimate - Organization Module from Fastvue on Vimeo.

4 04, 2011

Vantage Video Series: #2 Preflight & Installation

By | 2011-04-04T13:16:01+00:00 April 4th, 2011|How To, Log File Analysis, System Administration, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module|0 Comments

This is the second of a series of videos showing you how to configure Vantage in detail. This video will take you through the system requirements, and the installation of Vantage and the Web Module. WebSpy Vantage Ultimate - Preflight and Installation from Fastvue on Vimeo.

29 07, 2010

Vantage Update 2.2.0.48 – New Loaders, Features and Fixes

By | 2010-07-29T06:43:53+00:00 July 29th, 2010|IronPort, Loaders, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Reports, Software Updates, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module, WebSpy, WebSpy News Update|0 Comments

We’ve just released an update to the Vantage range of application, including the Web Module. This release will be welcomed with open arms by many customers for the following reasons: General usability improvements in the Web Module Multi-select / delete options, Ajax progress indicators to avoid page refreshes, export from Dynamics Report tab and more [...]

18 06, 2010

Video: How to use WebSpy Vantage to report on IronPort log files

By | 2010-06-18T02:01:16+00:00 June 18th, 2010|Aliases, Firewall Analysis, How To, IronPort, Log File Analysis, Reports, Scheduled Tasks, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Browsing Analysis, Web Module, WebSpy|0 Comments

I’ve produced a video on how to use WebSpy Vantage to report on IronPort’s Web Security Appliance’s access log files. It is quite a detailed look at the key tasks involved in setting up and using WebSpy Vantage with IronPort WSA access logs, and is therefore divided into several parts. The videos take you through [...]

20 05, 2010

Vantage Update 2.2.0.43

By | 2010-05-20T06:45:45+00:00 May 20th, 2010|IronPort, Loaders, Log File Analysis, Microsoft ISA Server, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Software Updates, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module, WebSpy|0 Comments

We've just released an auto update for WebSpy Vantage (Premium, Giga and Ultimate) as well as the Web Module. This is a great update for Vantage Ultimate users as we've introduced a new feature/tab into the Web Module called 'Dynamic Reports'. Here's the full list of changes since the last auto update (2.2.0.32 on the 14th April 2010).

14 04, 2010

Web Module Update Errors and Workaround

By | 2010-04-14T05:53:57+00:00 April 14th, 2010|How To, Software Updates, Uncategorized, Web Module|1 Comment

We have just issued an automatic update for the Vantage range of products, including Vantage Ultimate and the Web Module. Unfortunately there are two issues with the Web Module auto update process. Everyone on a 64 bit operating system machines will encounter issue #1 (Unable to locate installation location), and some of you may encounter issue #2 (System.IO.FileLoadException).

2 03, 2010

Vantage Update 2.2.0.27 – Fix for Microsoft FTMG SQL Import

By | 2010-03-02T15:58:13+00:00 March 2nd, 2010|Loaders, Log File Analysis, Microsoft ISA Server, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Software Updates, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module, WebSpy|0 Comments

Our support for Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway is quite new and we’ve just fixed a couple of issues that we haven’t yet released as a public update yet. In particular, this update fixes the "specified cast invalid error" that occurs when importing the Web Proxy database logs.

8 02, 2010

8 Reasons NOT to Use Microsoft Forefront TMG's Reporting

By | 2010-02-08T06:48:39+00:00 February 8th, 2010|Aliases, Firewall Analysis, How To, Loaders, Log File Analysis, Microsoft ISA Server, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Reports, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Browsing Analysis, Web Module, WebSpy|6 Comments

I've been having a look through the reporting functionality included in Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway to find that not much has changed from ISA Server 2006. There is some new information regarding the newly implemented URL categorization and threat management technology, but there is very little flexibility or customization for those with reporting requirements beyond general overviews cluttered with irrelevant information. Here is what I consider to be the 8 main limitations of Microsoft Forefront TMG's reporting functionality.