NOTE:  It is recommended that the collected data is cleared at 

least once a week. 

  Automatically reset the Connection data history list every day 

at midnight   Select this option to let GFI WebMonitor 

automatically reset the history data cache daily at midnight. 

4.  Click on the Apply button to save the configuration settings. 

NOTE: GFI WebMonitor can store up to a maximum of 3000 records 

in its website history cache. Exceeding the maximum limit will cause 

random deletion of information from the history cache. Whenever this 

happens, a  Data Overflow  message is displayed at the bottom of the 

URL History page. 

Alerting Options 

GFI WebMonitor will send an email notification on the occurrence of 

important events. Important email notifications include warnings when 

anti virus definition files fail to update as well as warnings when the 

anti virus license will be approaching expiry. 

To configure the recipient and mail server settings to use for email 

notifications:  

1. Click on the Configuration 

 General Options node.  

2. Go to the  Alerting Options  section.  

3. Specify the following parameters: 

  To:   Specify the address to where email notifications will be sent.  

  From:    Specify the email address from where the email 

notification will be sent. 

  SMTP Server:   Specify the IP address of the SMTP Server which 

will forward the email notifications. 

  SMTP Port:   Specify the port through which the email 

transmission will take place. 

3. Click on the Apply button to save your configuration settings. 

Extended Alerting Options 

GFI WebMonitor can be configured to send the target recipient email 

notifications every time the virus definitions are successfully 

downloaded and updated.  

To enable extended Alerting Options:  

1. Exit GFI WebMonitor interface. 

2. Open the file named `WebMonCfg.TXT' in GFI WebMonitor 

installation directory. 

3. Add the following entry in the [Notifications] area of the 

`WebMonCfg.TXT' file: `

SendNotificationWhenUpdated=1

'.  

4. Save and close the file.  

5. Restart the ISA Server Web Proxy Server (W3PROXY) from the 

Service Control Manager (Start 

 Settings 

 Control Panel 

Administrative Tools 

 Services).  

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