Fortinet 1.2.0 manual To view and download log files, go to Analysis Log File Browser

Analysis Log File Browser

Log File Browser

You can download all log files stored on each device. By downloading the log files, you can view all log messages that were recorded in that log file outside of the portal web site. When you download a log file, it is saved as a plain text file. You can view the downloaded file in any plain text editor, such as Notepad.

To view and download log files, go to Analysis > Log File Browser.

Figure 31: Browsing log files in Analysis > Log File Browser

Device

Current Page
Device	The device that you are currently viewing log messages from.
Type	The type of log messages you are currently viewing. For example, if
	Event Log is selected, all event log messages display.

Period:By default, Recent appears. Recent displays all current log messages Recent Specified that are occurring in real-time on the selected device.

Specified displays all historical log messages. When you select Specified, the fields From and To appear, with calendars. Select the calendar to specify the dates to view historical log messages on those dates.

Log Files	The name of the log file you are currently viewing. This name is in the
	format: <log_name>_yyyymmdd-hhmm_yyyymmdd-hhmm.log.
	For example, elog_20080915-1455_20080915-1508.log means that
	this log file is an event log file and was created on September 15,
	2008 at 2:55 pm and stopped on the same day at 3:08 pm.
Log Type	The type of log file you are currently viewing.
From	The date that the log file started collecting log messages.
To	The date that the log file stopped collecting log messages.
Size (bytes)	The size of the log file, in bytes.
Action	Download the log type to your management computer. You can only
	view log files if they are downloaded to a computer.
Current Page	By default, the first page of the list of items is displayed. The total
	number of pages displays after the current page number. For
	example, if 3/54 appears, you are currently viewing page 3 of 54
	pages.
	To view pages, select the left and right arrows to display the first,
	previous, next, or last page.
	To view a specific page, enter the page number in the field and then
	press Enter.

FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service Version 1.2.0 Administration Guide

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