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v9.6.0 Release Notes for Cyfin

Category: Release Notes

Enhancements

  • System
    •  Added ability to import Groups and IDs through Directory Agent.
  • System Status
    • Messages
      • Visualizer
        • Added screen to view Visualizer profiling information.
  • Reporting
    • Dashboard
      • Visualizer
        • Replaced all existing dashboards with Cyfin Visualizer. This new charting solution allows you to create and save panels on multiple dashboards as opposed to the single view that you had to configure each time you went to the charts. Any non-ad Cyfin logon will automatically be able to log into the visualizer using the same credentials as Cyfin.
  • Log Configurations
    • Added NetExtender VPN format
  • Parser
    • Added bytes to VPN logout record.

Getting Started – Visualizer

Category: Dashboard, Panel, Visualizer

After logging into the visualizer you will be presented with a default blank dashboard. To start adding reports panels to your new dashboard please follow the below instructions:

  • Click “Add New Panel” to get started.
  • On the next screen, “New Panel,” you will be presented with two options:
    • Create From Template: As you create panels you will have the option of creating a new panel based on an existing template you previously created.
    • Create New Panel: Select this option to build a new panel.
Visualizer Getting Started

Manage Dashboards

Category: Dashboard, Visualizer

To manage your dashboard follow these steps:

  • Click “Manage Dashboards” icon to manage all created dashboards.
  • On this screen you have the ability to:
    • Change the order your dashboard tabs are displayed.
    • Rename your dashboards.
    • Delete any dashboard.

Add a new Dashboard

Category: Dashboard, Visualizer

To add a new dashboard following these steps:

  • Click the “Add Dashboard” icon located in the top right corner of your dashboard.
  • Select one of two options, “Create from Template” or “Create New Dashboard.”
    • Create from Template: To create a new dashboard from an existing template.
    • Create New dashboard: To create a new dashboard.

Panel Filter

Category: Panel, Visualizer

How to create a panel filter:

  • You will first have to configure your “Data Source” before you can create your first filter.
  • Select “Filtering” tab on the panel configuration screen.
  • Click “Add Filter.” Note: The first created filter “Logic” field is locked as the “AND” operator.
  • Select whether the filter should “include” or “exclude” your field.
  • Select the match logic to use on your field.
  • If you are just adding a single panel filter, click “Add.” If additional panel filters are needed, click “Add + New.”

Print Panel

Category: Dashboard, Panel, Visualizer

To print a panel, follow these instructions:

  • Click the arrow next to the panel title ““.
  • On the Panel actions popup click “Print Chart.”
  • The chart will now appear in its own browser tab.
  • Use the browser print options to either print or save as PDF.

Delete Panel

Category: Dashboard, Visualizer

To delete a panel follow these steps:

  • Click the arrow next to the panel title ““.
  • On the Panel actions popup click “Delete.”
    • Important Note: This will delete the panel from the Dashboard and from the panel templates. If you want to use this chart on a different dashboard, make sure you have duplicated it before deleting.

Add Panel

Category: Dashboard, Visualizer

To add a new panel follow these steps:

  • Click the “Add Panel” icon located in the top right corner of your dashboard.
  • Next you will be presented with two options, “Create from Template” or “Create New Panel.”
    • Create from Template: If you want to create a new panel from an existing panel.
    • Create New Panel: If you are creating a brand new panel.

Panel Configuration

Category: Panel, Visualizer

To build a new panel follow the below steps:

  • At the upper left of the screen you will find a list of available Data Types. Drag-n-drop the Data Type you would like your panel to use into the “Data Source” field.
    • Note: A default bar chart will automatically load and a list of fields from this data type will populate the space on the left.
  • Select the type of chart you would like to display your data.
  • Drag-n-drop the fields you want to chart into Metrics and Dimensions.
  • Click “Save” to add this panel to the dashboard.
Visualizer Getting Started

Cyfin Cloud Getting Started Guide

Category: Administration

Getting Started Checklist

This checklist is provided for getting Cyfin Cloud up and running. It involves the following steps:

Provisioning

  1. Provide your company name
  2. Syslog protocol preference:
    • UDP (recommended default)
    • TCP
    • SSL
  3. Provide time zone(s) of your firewall(s)
  4. What is your data retention requirement
  5. What is your targeted start date to begin your evaluation

Starting Evaluation

After providing the above provisioning information to your rep you will receive an email that will contain the following:

  • Connection information to your newly provisioned Cyfin Cloud instance
  • Temporary password

IMPORTANT NOTE: Your Firewall by default may block outbound syslog messages. Please make sure you have a security policy in place that will allow outbound connections to your new Cyfin Cloud instance and port number.

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