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Add or Modify Host and Conversation Filters

You can add host or conversation filters to limit the report data to specific hosts or conversations, but you cannot add both host and conversation filters. You can apply a single type of filter or you can use one of the following valid filter combinations:

• Protocols/Protocol Groups + ToS/ToS Groups
• Protocols/Protocol Groups + Hosts
• Protocols/Protocol Groups + Conversations
• ToS/ToS Groups + Hosts
• ToS/ToS Groups + Conversations

Additional information about the presentation data you can produce with various filter combinations is in the topic Specify Custom Report Filters.

Add or Modify Host Filters

Follow these steps:

1. Select Custom Reporting from the NFA console menu if the Custom Reporting page is not already open.
2. Put the report in editable mode: Click the name of the report. If the report has been run previously, it runs again. In this case, click Edit in the Report Settings section at the top of the report page.

   The Report Definition Summary page opens, which contains links to the Custom Report wizard pages.

3. Click Host/Conversation Filters to open the Specify Filters & Rollup page of the Custom Report wizard.
4. Click Add Host Filter.

   The Apply Host Filter dialog opens.

5. Specify the following values, then click Submit.
   • Host/Network IP: Enter the IP address of the host network whose data will be included.
   • Mask: Select a mask from the list.

   For example, enter 192.168.1.0 with a mask of 255.255.255.0 to include data from all hosts on the class C network 192.168.1.0. The report will not include any data from hosts at other network addresses.

   You return to the Select Filters & Rollup page of the Custom Report wizard.

6. Check the list of filters and their Inclusion values.

   If you specify a single host filter with a value of 'Include,' the report contains data only for that host. If you set a host filter to have a value of Exclude, the report contains data for all other hosts in the selected set of interfaces.

7. Click Save Changes.

   Your changes are saved and you return to the Report Definition Summary.

8. (Optional) Return to the report list by clicking one of these buttons:
   • Return to Listing: Return to the Custom Reporting page without queuing the report to run.
   • Queue Report: Queue the report to run and return to the Custom Reporting page.

Add or Modify Conversation Filters

Follow these steps:

1. Select Custom Reporting from the NFA console menu if the Custom Reporting page is not already open.
2. Put the report in editable mode: Click the name of the report. If the report has been run previously, it runs again. In this case, click Edit in the Report Settings section at the top of the report page.

   The Report Definition Summary page opens, which contains links to the Custom Report wizard pages.

3. Click Host/Conversation Filters to open the Specify Filters & Rollup page of the Custom Report wizard.
4. Click Add Conversation Filter.

   The Apply Conversation Filter dialog opens.

5. Specify the following values for each host in the conversation pair, then click Submit.
   • Host/Network IP: Enter the IP address of each host network in the conversation pair in the Host/Network IP boxes.
   • Select a mask from the list to the right of the Host/Network IP value.

   For example, specify the two hosts in the conversation by entering 192.168.1.1 with a mask of 255.255.255.225 and 192.168.1.0 with a mask of 255.255.255.0. The report will include conversation data between all hosts on the 192.168.1.1 network and the 192.168.1.0 network.

   You return to the Select Filters & Rollup page of the Custom Report wizard.

6. Check the list of filters and their Inclusion values.

   If you specify a single conversation filter with a value of 'Include,' the report contains data only for that conversation. If you set the conversation filter to 'Exclude,' the report contains all data for other conversations in the selected set of interfaces.

7. Click Save Changes.

   Your changes are saved and you return to the Report Definition Summary.

8. (Optional) Return to the report list by clicking one of these buttons:
   • Return to Listing: Return to the Custom Reporting page without queuing the report to run.
   • Queue Report: Queue the report to run and return to the Custom Reporting page.