3.7	Users History

The Users History provides details of which users spent most time browsing sites also includes details of sites that were most frequently accessed. Three types of reports are available:

•	Top Surfers

•	Top Hits Count

•	Top Policy Breakers

3.7.1

Top Surfers

Screenshot 17 – Users History: Top Surfers

Click Users History ► Top Surfers in the navigation bar to access the Top Surfers view.

The Top Surfers view lists the time spent by network users browsing sites on a specific date. The information displayed includes:

•	User / IP. The users/IPs that browsed sites

•	Surf Time. The time spent browsing sites

•	Sites Accessed. Are sites accessed by each user.

The list can be sorted either by user/IP in ascending order, or by time spent browsing in descending order (the site on which most time was spent is listed on top).

•	To sort by user/IP, click on the User/IP column heading.

•	To sort by time spent on the site, click on the Surf Time column heading.

By default, this view lists today’s default date. To view data for other days, use the controls on the upper right of the view:

•	Previous day – click on the back button

•	Next day –click on the forward button

•	Specific date – click the calendar button , select the required date and click on Go to retrieve data for that date.

NOTE: If no data for a specific date is available, an error message stating that data was unable to be retrieved will be displayed.

You can also click on any of the users/IPs listed to review User History Details.

3.7.2

Top Hits Count

Screenshot 18 – Users History: Top Hits Count

Click Users History ► Top Hits Count in the navigation bar to access the Top Hits Count view.

The Top Hits Count view lists the users with the highest number of site accesses on a specific date. The information displayed includes:

•	User/IP - The users/IPs that browsed sites.

•	Hits - The number of site accesses made by each user.

•	Sites accessed - Sites accessed by each user.

•	Graphical representations of site hits over time.

The list can be sorted either by User/IP in ascending order, or by hits in ascending or descending order. By default, the user with the most site accesses is listed on top.

•	To sort by user/IP, click on the User/IP column heading.

•	To sort by site accesses, click on the Hits column heading.

To display graphs showing hits over time for each of the sites listed, select the Show Hits Over Time Charts checkbox. Charts displayed indicate the number of hits by time of day for the specified date by user/IP.

By default, this view lists today’s default date. To view data for other days, use the controls on the upper right of the view:

•	Previous day – click on the back button

•	Next day –click on the forward button

•	Specific date – click on the calendar button , select the required date and click on Go to retrieve data for that date.

NOTE: If no data for a specific date is available, an error message stating that data was unable to be retrieved will be displayed.

You can also click on any of the users/IPs listed to review User History Details. For more information, refer to the User History Details section in this chapter.

3.7.3

Top Policy Breakers

Screenshot 19 – Users History: Top Policy Breakers

To view the users that breached most policies, navigate to GFI WebMonitor ► Monitoring ► Users History ► Top Policy Breakers.

When a users/IP is clicked, an activity log showing the Time, Category, URL, and, IP address is displayed. By default, this view lists the data of the day. To view data for other days, use the controls on the upper right of the view:

•	Previous day – click on the back button

•	Next day – click on the forward button

•	Specific date – click the calendar button , select the required date, and, click Go to retrieve data for that date.

NOTE: If no data for a specific date is available (e.g. a future date is selected), an error message stating that data was unable to be retrieved is displayed.