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Microsoft Outlook Web Access Reports

Long gone are the days when Microsoft Outlook was stuck to the desktop, which proved to be a handicap in email communication to users always on the move! With the advent of Outlook Web Access (or OWA as it is popularly known as), Exchange server mailboxes became accessible through a web browser via internet. The scene changed to "web browser is where the Outlook application is"!

While the improvement in accessibility is an advantage, as people have access to their Exchange server mailboxes via laptops or iphones, on the flipside this also poses new security challenges to the administrators: keeping track of who accessed emails of his organization's Exchange servers! This is effectively taken care of by Exchange Reporter Plus' Outlook Web Access reports.

Exchange Reporter Plus's OWA reports gives an insight in to how the Outlook Web Access environment is used across users, browsers, client IP addresses and servers. Excange Reporter Plus houses four different types of Outlook Web Access reports that cater to different OWA administrative needs, and is presented both in a numeric and graphic format. The reports available with Exchange Reporter Plus are:

Logon By Users Report This report provides details on the number of times each user accessed their emails on the Exchange Server using Outlook Web Access. This Outlook Web Access log on report is useful to monitor each user's activity on outlook, and the density of usage per user.

Browser Based Logon Report This OWA report provides data on the number of times a type of browser was used to access emails hosted on Exchange Server using Outlook Web Access. This browser-based OWA report supports a comprehensive list of browsers used to access OWA. This report will also help track the users using Outlook Web Access on mobiles and smartphones, as a mobile browser is specific to the mobile device.

Client IP Based Report This report provides precise data on the IP addresses from which users accessed Outlook Web Access, and also the count of logon from each IP address. This report comes in useful to isolate and act on any malicious activity that originates from a specific IP address. Ex: If a specific IP address has been logging in to OWA too many times in a short period, it is a sign of a malicious activity, and this Client IP Based OWA Report can precisely point to such IP addresses.

Server-Based Logon Report This report presents data on the number of logons to each Exchange server using Outlook Web Access. This report is useful to know the OWA logon traffic on each server. This Outlook Web Access logon report helps optimize the performance of the servers that host Outlook emails, and avoid any cluttering in the traffic for an Exchange Server, so Outlook Web Access can function smooth!

These Outlook Web Access Reports provide an Exchange Administrator with comprehensive and actionable data, and helps keep a constant vigil over the activities revolving around the Exchange Server when accessed using Outlook Web Access!

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