Monitor | Event Log
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VPN 3000 Concentrator Series User Guide
Select Filter Options
You can select any or all of the following five options for displaying the event log. After selecting the
option(s), click any one of the four Page buttons. The Manager refreshes the screen and displays the
event log according to your selections.
Your filter options remain in effect as long as you continue working within and viewing Monitor | Event
Log screens. The Manager resets all options to their defaults if you leave and return, or if you click Event
Log in the left frame of the Manager window (the table of contents). You cannot save filter options.

Event Class

To display all the events in a single event class, click the drop-down menu button and select the event
class. To select a contiguous range of event classes, select the first class in the range, hol d down the
keyboard Shift key, and select the last class in the range. To select multiple event classes, select the first
class, hold down the keyboard Ctrl key, and select the other classes. By default, the Manager displa ys All
Classes of events. Table 10-1 under Configuration | System | Events describes the event classes.

Severities

To display all events of a single severity level, click the drop-down menu button and select the severity
level. To select a contiguous range of severity levels, select the first severity level in the range, hold down
the keyboard Shift key, and select the last severity level in the range. To select multiple severity levels,
select the first severity level, hold down the keyboard Ctrl key, and select the other severity levels. By
default, the Manager displays All severity levels. See Table 10-2 under Configuration | System | Events for
an explanation of severity levels.

Client IP Address

To display all events relating to a single IP address, enter the IP address in the field using dotted decimal
notation; e.g., 10.10.1.35. By default, the Manager displays all IP addresses. To restore the default,
enter 0.0.0.0.

Events/Page

To display a given number of events per Manager screen (page), click the drop-down menu button an d
select the number. Choices are 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, and ALL. By default, the Manager displays 100 events
per screen.

Direction

To display events in a different chronological order, click the drop-down menu button and select the
order. Choices are:
Oldest to Newest = Display events in actual chronological order, with oldest events at the top of the
screen. This is the default selection.
Newest to Oldest = Display events in reverse chronological order, with newest events at the top of the
screen.