Fastvue Reporter
Unlock the full power of your data with Fastvue Reporter – experience clear, automated reporting that works seamlessly with your existing firewall
Trusted by all the popular firewall brands
SonicWall, Sophos, WatchGuard, Fortinet, Palo Alto and Cisco
Stop Digging Through Logs. Start Getting Answers
Whether you are an IT professional tired of manual reporting, or a leader needing clear visibility into user productivity and safety, Fastvue Reporter turns complex firewall data into clear, human-readable insights.
Why “Site Clean” and “Keyword Detection” Matter
The two biggest differentiators for Fastvue are how it handles the “noise” of the internet and how it protects your users:
Fastvue Report compared to Firewall reporting
| Feature Area | With Standard Firewall Reporting | With Fastvue Reporter |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | Raw & Noisy Logs: Shows every background “junk” domain (ads, trackers, CDNs) making it difficult to see actual site visits. | Site Clean Technology: Intelligently traces background traffic back to the original website for clean, human-readable reports. |
| Reporting Burden | IT Bottleneck: Managers must ask IT to run reports, which are then often too technical for them to read. | Automated Distribution: Automatically sends clear reports to Department Heads or HR based on your Active Directory groups. |
| User Productivity | Generic Categories: Provides broad lists (e.g., “Social Media”) without context on the impact on work or study. | Productivity Assessments: Maps categories into Productive, Unproductive, or Unacceptable based on your specific organization’s needs. |
| Safeguarding & Risks | Basic Security: Alerts on viruses or blocked sites only. | Keyword Detection: Proactively flags searches related to Self-Harm, Extremism, Drugs, and Adult Content with automated alerts. |
| Data Privacy | Cloud Risks: Many tools store your data in their own cloud. | Private & Secure: Self-hosted on your own network; Fastvue never sees your sensitive internet traffic data. |
| Search Intelligence | Hidden Terms: Search terms are often buried in complex URLs and hard to extract. | Search Term Extraction: Highlights exactly what users are searching for on Google, Bing, and YouTube. |
| Forensic Detail | Snapshot Data: Shows “what” happened but rarely provides a clear timeline of “how” or “how long.” | Activity Timelines: Provides a minute-by-minute forensic breakdown of browsing sessions, including start and end times. |
| YouTube Visibility | URLs Only: Provides long, unhelpful web addresses that require manual investigation. | Video Enrichment: Automatically extracts Video Titles, Channels, and Thumbnails to show exactly what was watched. |