Monitor Remote Browser Isolation
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Monitor Remote Browser Isolation

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Monitor
Remote Browser Isolation

View and monitor
Remote Browser Isolation
users using
Strata Cloud Manager
.
Where Can I Use This?
What Do I Need?
  • Prisma Access (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
  • Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama)
You can use
Strata Cloud Manager
to get comprehensive visibility across your network traffic and for
Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)
by using the Monitor and Workflows sections of
Strata Cloud Manager
. Gain visibility into your
RBI
deployment by viewing metrics such as the number of active
RBI
users, trends, connectivity status,
RBI
location status, traffic measurements, and license consumption. By viewing data about your users, you can get an overall picture of the health and connectivity of your deployment.

SASE Health Dashboard

Select
Dashboards
SASE Health
to monitor the overall health of your Mobile Users who are currently connected to
Prisma Access
.
Select
Remote Browser Isolation Users
to show the overall health of
RBI
users who are currently connected to
Prisma Access
. The numbers in the circles represent the number of users or sites that are currently connected from the
Prisma Access
Location where they appear. A dot represents a single user or site. The areas on the map that have a blue background indicate that the numbers shown in that region are a prediction or forecast.
You can filter the data shown in this dashboard with one or more of the following filters:
  • Time Range
  • Prisma Access
    Location
  • Source Location

Monitor
RBI
Users

Select
Monitor
Users
to view
Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)
users who connect to
Prisma Access
security services through
Prisma Access
connection methods such as GlobalProtect and Explicit Proxy.
You can view the following connectivity data:
  • Connection Method
    —Select
    Remote Browser Isolation
    to view data about your
    RBI
    users.
  • Filters
    —You can filter users by:
    • Time Range
    • Connected Method
    • User Name
    • Prisma Access
      Location
  • Active Users
    —Shows the number of
    RBI
    users connected to
    Prisma Access
    locations in the
    Time Range
    that you selected. Hover your cursor over a point on the chart to view the number of users at a specific time. Knowing the user trends over a specific period of time can help you monitor usage, and investigate any unusual patterns. For example, if there is a decline in usage, you might check to see if your users are experiencing browser performance issues.
  • Risky Users
    —Shows the number of
    Active Users
    impacted by threats. The up or down or arrow compares this time range with a previous time range to determine the difference, in percentage, of the number of connected devices. For example, you can monitor the change in percentage or risky users to determine if it's time to alert your users about risky browsing habits, or to adjust the isolation settings for certain website categories.
  • Currently Active
    —Shows the number of
    RBI
    users who are currently in isolated browsing sessions. Click the number to open a pop-up window that shows the list of currently active users in more detail, including the
    User
    ,
    Last Source Location
    ,
    Last Used PA Location
    , and
    Source IP
    .
    From this window, you can perform the following actions:
    • Select
      More Actions
      Disconnect
      to disconnect a user from
      Remote Browser Isolation
    • Select
      More Actions
      Delete Cache
      to delete the browser cache on the user's remote isolation browser
  • Total Data Transferred
    —Shows the amount of data transferred during browsing sessions for all
    RBI
    users.
    • Select
      Count
      from the drop-down to show the aggregate data usage over a period of one year.
    • Select
      Linear Scale
      from the drop-down to show the trend for the amount of data transferred during isolated browsing sessions by all connected
      RBI
      users over a period of one year. Hover your cursor over a point on the chart to view the data usage for a specific month.
  • Active Users
    table—Shows the list of users who were logged in during the selected
    Time Range
    . For each user, you can view:
    • The number of devices used for isolated browsing
    • The amount of data used
    • The last source location
    • The last used
      Prisma Access
      location
    • The last source IP address
    • The last login time
    • The operating system and OS version they are running
    Using
    More Actions
    , you can also
    Disconnect
    a user from
    Remote Browser Isolation
    or
    Delete Cache
    to delete the user's isolation browser cache.
    To view more details about a user, select any
    Active User
    from the table.

Monitor
Prisma Access
Locations with
RBI

Select
Monitor
Prisma Access
Locations
to view the overall health of all your
Prisma Access
locations.
You can view the following data:
  • Top 5
    Prisma Access
    Locations
    —Select
    Remote Browser Isolation
    from the drop-down to show a bar graph with data about the top five
    Prisma Access
    locations used for
    RBI
    based on the total bandwidth consumed during the selected
    Time Range
    .
  • Prisma Access
    Location Status
    —Depending on your license, this widget shows the number of connected
    Remote Network
    sites,
    Service Connection
    sites, unique
    GlobalProtect Users
    , unique
    Explicit Proxy Users
    , and unique
    Remote Browser Isolation
    users logged in to
    Prisma Access
    . The
    Time Range
    selection filter does not apply to this widget.
    The widget's color code is based on how many users in each category are in the following status:
    • Connected
      (green): All
      Prisma Access
      Locations are connected.
    • Disconnected
      (red): All
      Prisma Access
      Locations are connected.
    • Partially Connected
      (orange): One or more
      Prisma Access
      Locations are disconnected.
  • Strata Logging Service
    Connectivity
    —This widget gives you visibility into the
    Strata Logging Service
    connectivity health status from all your
    Prisma Access
    instances for the
    Strata Logging Service
    region that you selected during your
    Prisma Access
    license activation. It helps you determine if firewalls have disconnected from
    Strata Logging Service
    and you are no longer obtaining firewall logs. Each tenant can connect to only one
    Strata Logging Service
    in any region of its choice.
    Prisma Access
    polls the
    Strata Logging Service
    database every 5 minutes to check for connectivity between the nodes (Remote Networks, Service Connections, GlobalProtect Users, Explicit Proxy Users, and
    RBI
    ) and the
    Strata Logging Service
    database.
  • Prisma Access
    Location Status
    —Shows the status of the
    Prisma Access
    locations in real time. Within a specific location, if a user logs in from multiple hosts, the user is counted as a single user. However, if any user logs in from two different
    Prisma Access
    locations by disconnecting from one and logging in from another within the time period, the user is counted as two users. Select a location to view details, such as bandwidth consumed, status,
    Strata Logging Service
    Connectivity, and user ID and group mappings.

RBI
User Details

In addition to an aggregate view of users, you can view detailed information about individual
RBI
users by selecting
Monitor
Users
Connection Method
Remote Browser Isolation
and selecting a user from the
Active Users
table.
Threats
In the user details page, you can select
Threats
to view a summary of the user's URL category browsing, including:
  • URL Category Browsing Summary - Data Transfer
    —Shows a summary of URL categories the user accessed and the data transferred during those isolated browsing sessions. You can view this summary
    By Data Transfer
    or
    By Session Count
    .
  • TOP 10 URL CATEGORIES
    —Shows the top 10 URL categories that the user accessed, sorted by the amount of data transferred.
  • Total Data Transferred
    —Shows the total data transferred during isolated browsing for a user.
  • URL Browsing Summary
    —Shows a summary of the user's URL browsing history that includes the number of URLs visited sorted by risk, and the top 10 most visited URLs sorted by the number of sessions visiting those URLs.
Connectivity
In the user details page, select
Connectivity
to view a table listing the
User Sessions
for the user. You can sort on the source IP address of the user's device, the user location, the login time, the logout time, session duration, and the last
RBI
location used. You can also select
More Actions
Delete Cache
to clear the cache on the user's isolated browser. A green dot indicates an active
RBI
session.

Monitor
RBI
License Consumption

You can monitor the
RBI
license consumption by selecting
Monitor
Subscription Usage
. On the Subscription Usage page, scroll to the section for
Remote Browser Isolation
.
The usage for
RBI
is a measure of the total unique users and traffic consumed by
RBI
over a period of time. You can select
View Usage Details
to go to the Users summary page.
You can monitor license consumption data, such as:
  • The number of available licenses consumed by
    RBI
    users.
  • The total number of unique users seen over the last 30 days. A unique user is a user with a unique username who has logged in to
    Prisma Access
    at least once over a period of time.
  • The total amount of data traffic consumed by all users.
  • The amount of data usage that exceeded the capacity allocated by your
    RBI
    license.

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