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Displaying usernames in Reports - 7.Oct.2008 12:00:40 PM

zinc

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Hi all,

I'm currently evaluating WebMonitor 4 and so far things are going well. I've installed the Report Pack and as far as I can tell the only way to get usernames displayed (rather than just plain IP addresses) is to require authentication on the ISA Proxy.

For users who authenticate against our domain this is fine, but we occasionally have visitors who aren't domain members and are subsequently denied web access - this is not good.

Is this more of an ISA issue rather than WebMonitor and can anyone confirm whether it's possible to find a compromise between recording usernames but allowing unauthenticated access (in which case activity is simply recorded by IP)?

Thanks in advance,

Zinc

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RE: Displaying usernames in Reports - 8.Oct.2008 9:21:26 AM

DrewE

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If you require authentication, you can allow Integrated Windows Authentication for your domain users, and allow basic authentication for your guests. Setup an account in active directory called 'InternetGuest' with a simple password. This account can be stripped of most privileges, so it only has internet access rights.

Also, if your visitors to the office are mostly using wireless connections, some administrators have tried connecting the wireless access points on the outside of the firewall, so all visitors can connect regardless of network credentials, and only authenticated users can VPN back into the network.

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