Applies To: Cloud-managed Fireboxes, Locally-managed Fireboxes
The SMTP Proxy report shows details of traffic handled by SMTP proxies.
This report is available when log messages with data for this report exist in the specified time frame. To make sure that your Firebox sends log messages required to generate this report, follow the steps to Enable Logging for this Report.
How to Use this Report
This report can help you to track email activity over SMTP on your network. Here are some ways to use this report:
- Use the Sender and Recipient pivots to identify who sends and receives the most SMTP traffic on your network.
- Use the Server Summary report to see which SMTP mail servers handle the most SMTP traffic on your network.
View the Report
This report is available in WatchGuard Cloud and in Dimension.
- Log in to WatchGuard Cloud.
- Select Monitor > Devices.
- Select a folder or a specific device.
- To select the report date range, click
.
- From the list of reports, select Mail > SMTP Proxy.
The SMTP Proxy report opens.
- To see reports for your Fireboxes or FireClusters, select Home > Devices.
The Devices list opens.
To see reports for your groups of Fireboxes, select Home > Groups.
The Groups list opens. - Select the Name of a Firebox, cluster, or group.
The Tools > Executive Dashboard page opens. - Select the Reports tab.
- Select Mail > SMTP Proxy.
The SMTP Proxy report opens.
Pivots
You can use pivots to change the view of the data on the report.
To switch to a different view, select a pivot from the drop-down list above the report.
This report includes these pivots:
Sender
Summary of the SMTP proxy action records by sender.
Recipient
Summary of the SMTP proxy action records by recipient.
Server Summary
Summary of the SMTP server activity (for internal and external email accounts).
SMTP Proxy Report Detail View
To view a detailed report of all SMTP activity, click View Details at the top of the report.
The SMTP Proxy Detail report includes a row for each connection through the SMTP proxy:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Event Time | Date and time when the email was sent |
| Sender | Email address that sent the email |
| Recipient | Email address the email was sent to |
| Bytes Transferred (MB) | Number of bytes of data transferred |
| Count | Number of emails sent |
Enable Logging for this Report
Logging for cloud-managed Fireboxes is automatically enabled. For locally-managed Fireboxes, you must manually enable logging in Fireware Web UI or Policy Manager. For more information, see Set Logging and Notification Preferences.
To collect the data required for this report for locally-managed Fireboxes, in Fireware Web UI or Policy Manager:
- In the General Settings for all SMTP proxy actions, select Enable logging for reports.