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Link: Syslog Parameters
You can configure a
To enable syslog logging, click on the Syslog Parameters link.
Check the Syslog checkbox.
The screen expands.
•Syslog: Enable syslog logging in the system.
•Syslog Host Name/IP Address: Enter the name or the IP Address of the host that should receive sys- log messages.
•Facility: From the
•Log Violations: If you check this checkbox, the Gateway will generate messages whenever a packet is discarded because it violates the router's security policy.
•Log Access Attempts: If you check this checkbox, the Gateway will generate messages whenever a packet attempts to access the router or tries to pass through the router. This option is disabled by default.
•Log Accepted Packets: If you check this checkbox, the Gateway will generate messages whenever a packet accesses the router or passes through the router. This option is disabled by default.
☛NOTE:
Syslog needs to be enabled to comply with logging requirements mentioned in The Modular Firewall Certification Criteria - Baseline Module - version 4.1 (specified by ICSA Labs).
For more information, please go to the following URL: http://www.icsalabs.com/icsa/docs/html/communities/firewalls/pdf/4.1/baseline.pdf