System Administrator

Paul Walsh

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Hi All,<br />
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We use WatchGuard as our firewall and have Dimensions setup for reporting. What is the easiest way to find out and possibly monitor all users that have some form of file transfer either ftp, or web/app based such as dropbox etc? <br />
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Can this be done / how best to view this info or set this up?<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Paul
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Hi All,

We use WatchGuard as our firewall and have Dimensions setup for reporting. What is the easiest way to find out and possibly monitor all users that have some form of file transfer either ftp, or web/app based such as dropbox etc? 

Can this be done / how best to view this info or set this up?

Cheers,
Paul

Watchguard FTP and File Transfer Reporting/monitoring

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