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ISA Server 2000

Cyfin Reporter is designed to work with ISA Server 2000. Your Cyfin system can be configured in two ways, either as an on-box solution or an off-box solution.

Please view our recommendations for product configuration. This information is designed to help you have seamless, trouble-free installation.

Cyfin Reporter installed directly on ISA Server 2000 ("on-box")

 

Logfile Setup

NOTE:  The following information needs to be configured in the Cyfin Reporter browser interface.

Standard configuration:

Logfile Type: Microsoft ISA Server (ISA Server Format)

Default Directory: C:\Program Files\Microsoft ISA Server\ISALogs

Alternate configuration:

Logfile Type: Microsoft ISA Server (Extended)

Default Directory: C:\Program Files\Microsoft ISA Server\ISALogs

Note:  Cyfin Reporter can be installed directly on the ISA server or on a stand alone machine.   ISA Server format uses local time for data record time stamp.  ISA Extended format uses GMT time (this is set by the ISA server and is not configurable).

Configuration Notes

Configure Integrated authentication for outbound Web requests    *(Optional, recommended)*

It is recommended that you configure Integrated authentication for the users on your network, as it will provide seamless Internet browsing (e.g., no 'popup' messages requiring a login and password will appear) for Internet Explorer browsers.  To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On your ISA Server, start the ISA Server Management tool.
  2. Expand Servers and Arrays.
  3. Right-click the network Server that listens for the outbound Web requests, and then click Properties. 
  4. Click the Outgoing Web Requests tab.
  5. In the Connections section, select the Ask unauthenticated users for identifcation check box.
  6. In the Identification section, highlight the Server displayed in the box and click the Edit button.
  7. Click to select the Integrated checkbox. 
  8. Click OK to save changes and to exit.

NOTE:  To completely authenticate all browsers, check both the Integrated checkbox and the Basic with this domain checkbox, making sure to select the domain for the latter if necessary.

Cyfin Reporter is installed on a server other than ISA Server 2000 ("off-box")

 

Logfile Setup

If Cyfin is installed "off-box", the logfiles need to be transferred to the Cyfin box or put into a suitable location where Cyfin can read them.  This can be done in a few ways:

  • Copy the logfiles to the Cyfin machine's local drive (this is what we recommend for best network performance).  To automate this process, you can create a script to copy the logs over at a specific time each day.
  • FTP the logs over to the Cyfin machine's local drive.   Again, this process can also be automated with scripts.
  • Have the logfiles reside on a network drive.  NOTE:  Cyfin cannot browse the network in its default state.  For this logfile option to be successful, two things must be true: 
    • The network drive must be mounted on the network
    • The Cyfin Service logon account needs to be a domain account with administrative rights

Please see the section above for information about logfile setup, keeping in mind that the directory path for logfiles will be different for an "off-box" solution.

Configuration Notes

Please see the section above for recommended information about how to configure Integrated authentication for outbound Web requests.

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