How does Fastvue Reporter get data from Fortinet FortiGate?

Fastvue Reporter receives syslog data either directly from a Fortinet FortiGate or by forwarding it from FortiAnalyzer. See our Getting Started guide for details on how to configure FortiGate's syslog settings or FortiAnalyzer's log forwarding settings.

Can I monitor more than one FortiGate?

Yes! Fastvue Reporter can ingest log data from as many FortiGate sources as you need. Just go to Settings > Sources and click Add Source to simply monitor a port (such as 514) for syslog data from any FortiGate, or add each FortiGate individually.

How long does it take to get started?

Once you have a server that meets our recommended requirements, Fastvue Reporter can be installed and begin collecting syslog data in under 10 minutes.

Who can use the reports?

Fastvue Reporter is designed to make reporting on your FortiGate data easier for both technical and non-technical teams, depending on the report type and the access you provide.

How do I install Fastvue Reporter?

Fastvue Reporter is available as Windows Server software or as a Linux-based Docker image. You can self-host the software on-premises, or in your own private cloud or data center. For Windows, simply run the Windows installer. A Linux setup is a little more 'techie' but still relatively simple if you're familiar with running Docker images. We recommend deploying the software on a Virtual Machine so that you can scale the CPU and RAM resources as required. Check out our installation guides for a comprehensive rundown. As Fastvue Reporter is self-hosted, Fastvue never sees your confidential internet or network traffic log data, and doesn’t impose expensive SaaS data storage costs. It’s a better, more cost-effective way to get safer internet.

Reporter for Sophos Firewall

Fastvue Reporter for Sophos Firewall

Online safety monitoring and network visibility for Sophos Firewall

The Sophos reporting solution you've been looking for

Fastvue Reporter for Sophos Firewall delivers unprecedented visibility into internet usage and network security by simplifying and enriching data logged by Sophos Firewall. It’s then collated into easy-to-read reports and alerts, and sent to those that need it.

Built for Sophos firewalls

Fastvue Reporter for Sophos Firewall is a complete, end-to-end reporting solution designed for Sophos Firewall, XGS, XG and SG firewalls.

FortiGate Reporting Without the Noise

Go beyond top domains and bandwidth charts with clearer visibility into internet activity, AI prompts, searches, videos, and user behavior, with less noise and fewer false positives.

Ditch the IT bottleneck

Give managers, HR, or wellbeing teams clear reports and alerts they can actually use, without IT wasting time interpreting raw logs.

Fastvue Reporter is perfect for

Education: Surface student online safety concerns faster with clearer reporting on searches, browsing, AI prompts, and user activity. Support CIPA and KCSIE-related filtering, monitoring, and safeguarding requirements without piling more manual work onto IT.
Business: Monitor employee internet usage, detect insider risk, and get a grip on shadow AI with clearer reporting that managers and HR can act on.
Public Sector: Local government, libraries, and councils gain clearer visibility into user activity, VPN usage, and bandwidth hogs, with faster, more defensible answers for user investigations, security reviews, and compliance obligations under CJIS and HIPAA.
IT: Reduce network troubleshooting time with clearer reporting on internet activity, security events, bandwidth, and policy-related issues, without digging through raw logs.

Reports

Choose from simple internet usage reports, IT network and security reports, user overview reports, or activity timeline reports. All reports can be filtered, scheduled, shared, and exported.

Trusted by thousands of organizations

"We use Fastvue Reporter for reporting company-specific information to our clients (we are an MSP) in a scheduled and controllable manner so that they can better monitor staff usage. The ability to segregate information on a per-company basis is very simple and easy to configure. "

Steve Griffiths

Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Strategic Group

"Fastvue Reporter is able to intelligently interpret the firewall's log files and extract detailed user activity on the web, during any particular timeframe. This produces clear reports that can be sent to safeguarding officers in real-time or on a schedule. "

Paul Wilmore

Director of Technical services, Stonyhurst College

"The best part for me is that once I set up the reports and who they go to, I am out of the loop totally. The department manager can parse through the report, run more detailed reports, and take action without involving me at all as a net admin. Site Clean made it even easier for the managers to understand (How do you explain what a CDN is to the accounting manager?)."

Andrew Reynolds

Network Administrator, Frasca Flight Simulation

Get started in 3 easy steps

Install Fastvue Reporter: Install Fastvue Reporter on a server in your network or private cloud*.
Connect your firewall: Send log data from your firewall to the Fastvue server (usually via syslog) - see available firewalls.
Enjoy better visibility: Get a better, more comprehensive view of your internet and network usage with easy-to-use reporting and real-time alerts.

* Available as Windows Server software or as a Linux Docker image.

Compare Sophos reporting options

Sophos Central Firewall Reporting

Designed for network and security administrators.
Only focuses on security, bandwidth, and performance metrics.
Very basic information on internet usage (top domains, users, and categories).

Fastvue Sophos Reporter

Provides meaningful insights into internet activity with Fastvue Site Clean, search term extraction, video enrichment, keyword detection, and productivity assessments.
Easy for both non-technical staff as well as network and security administrators to understand.
Detailed activity timeline reports with full forensic details.
Get real-time alerts for any type of traffic or network issue.
Integrates with Entra ID & Active Directory for Department/Group reporting.
Simple to set up and use.

Fastvue is proud to be a Sophos Technology Partner.

Take Fastvue Reporter for a test drive

Download our FREE 14-day trial, or schedule a demo and we'll show you how it works.

All the features for a safer internet and productive network

Reports

User reports

Department reports

Student safeguarding reports

Allowed/Blocked websites reports

Activity timeline reports

Internet searches reports

YouTube videos reports

Online productivity reports

Firewall policy reports

Security & threat reports

Network bandwidth reports

VPN connections reports

Subnet reports

Dashboards

Live bandwidth dashboard

Live productivity dashboard

Live security dashboard

Live VPN connections dashboard

Sharing

Simple report scheduling

Private report sharing

Send internet usage reports to managers

Send safeguarding reports to child welfare staff

Send security reports to IT teams

Alerts

Real-time network monitoring

Fully customizable alerts sent by email

Safeguarding alerts

Large download alerts

Malware and threat alerts

Unproductive browsing alerts

Other

Active directory integration

Simple installation & setup

Auto-updated keyword lists

Customizable data retention policy

Advanced filtering

Export to CSV & PDF

Technical FAQs

: Fastvue Reporter receives syslog data either directly from a Fortinet FortiGate or by forwarding it from FortiAnalyzer. See our Getting Started guide for details on how to configure FortiGate's syslog settings or FortiAnalyzer's log forwarding settings.
: Yes! Fastvue Reporter can ingest log data from as many FortiGate sources as you need. Just go to Settings > Sources and click Add Source to simply monitor a port (such as 514) for syslog data from any FortiGate, or add each FortiGate individually.
: Once you have a server that meets our recommended requirements, Fastvue Reporter can be installed and begin collecting syslog data in under 10 minutes.
: Fastvue Reporter is designed to make reporting on your FortiGate data easier for both technical and non-technical teams, depending on the report type and the access you provide.
: Fastvue Reporter is available as Windows Server software or as a Linux-based Docker image. You can self-host the software on-premises, or in your own private cloud or data center.

For Windows, simply run the Windows installer. A Linux setup is a little more 'techie' but still relatively simple if you're familiar with running Docker images.

We recommend deploying the software on a Virtual Machine so that you can scale the CPU and RAM resources as required.

Check out our installation guides for a comprehensive rundown.

As Fastvue Reporter is self-hosted, Fastvue never sees your confidential internet or network traffic log data, and doesn’t impose expensive SaaS data storage costs. It’s a better, more cost-effective way to get safer internet.

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