Windows Small Business Server 2011 : Network Reports (part 2) - Customizing the Detailed Network Report

2. Customizing the Detailed Network Report

To customize the Detailed Network Report, follow these steps:

1. Click Reports in the Windows SBS Console.

2. Right-click Detailed Network Report and select View Report Properties.

3. The Report Properties dialog box opens on the General page. You can change both the report name and description by typing in new ones. Click Content.

4. On the Content page, select the areas you want to include on the report.

5. Click E-Mail Options. Select the user accounts that should receive the report when it’s generated, as shown in Figure 5. Enter the email addresses for additional recipients in the Other E-Mail Addresses box. When you enter multiple email addresses, separate each address with a semicolon.

   Figure 5. Selecting email accounts that will receive the report

   

6. Click Schedule to specify the frequency with which the report will be generated and the time it will be generated. The day of the week and time can be changed for weekly reports, or you can choose a daily report and specify the time of day to generate the report. (See Figure 6.)

   Figure 6. Changing the report schedule

   

7. Click Archives to view a list of past reports. To see a report, select it and click View Report. The report will display in an Internet Explorer window. Click OK when finished.

3. Creating a New Report

Using the same format as the Summary and Detailed reports, you can build a new report to suit your specific needs. For example, let’s say you outsource certain administrative tasks and want to send a regular security report to the person who handles it. You’d follow these steps to create that report:

1. Click Reports in the Windows SBS Console.

2. In the Tasks pane, click Add A New Report.

3. On the General page, type in a name and description for the report.

4. Click Content. Select the subject or subjects you want included in the report, as shown in Figure 7.

   Figure 7. Selecting content for the report

   

5. Click E-Mail Options. Select the addresses to email the report to and add the addresses of any others not already listed. (See Figure 8.) When you enter multiple email addresses, separate each address with a semicolon.

   Figure 8. Selecting email addresses that will receive the report

   

6. Click Schedule to specify the frequency with which the report will be generated and the time it will be generated. The day of the week and time can be changed for weekly reports. Or you can choose a daily report and specify the time of day to generate the report.

7. Click OK when you’re finished to save the new report and add it to the list in the Windows SBS console.

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Note:

The Archives page isn’t available until a report has been saved.