M86 WFR A PPLIANCE I NTRODUCTIONM86 S ECURITY INSTALLATION G UIDE 1M86 WFR APPLIANCE I NTRODUCTIONThank you for choosing to install and evaluate the M86 Web Filter and Reporterappliance. M86’s Web Filtering and Reporting Suite (WFR) consists of the best inbreed of the M86 Professional Edition, consolidated into one unit.M86 Web Filter offers an enhanced solution for Internet filtering on a network. TheWeb Filter tracks each user’s online activity, and can be configured to blockspecific Web sites or service ports, thereby protecting your organization againstlost productivity, network bandwidth issues, and possible legal problems that canresult from the misuse of Internet resources.Data from the Web Filter is fed into the Security Reporter (SR), giving you theability to interrogate massive datasets through flexible drill-down technology, untilthe desired view is obtained. This “view” can then be memorized and saved to auser-defined report menu for repetitive, scheduled execution and distribution. TheSR also provides real time graphical snapshots of network Internet traffic,supported by remediation tools to manage and control user-generated Webthreats. Simply by drilling down into the easy-to-read dashboard of gauges, youcan target and halt the source of the threat.Using the WFR Suite, threats to your network are quickly identified, thus armingyou with the capability to take immediate action to halt the source and secure yournetwork.Quick setup procedures—to implement the best filtering and reporting practicesare included in the Best Filtering and Reporting Practices section that follows theConclusion of this guide.NOTE: Using an M86 Secure Web Gateway (SWG) with this WFR lets you generate secu-rity reports. Information about viewing and using security reports is provided in the BestFiltering and Reporting Practices section of this guide.
