WatchGuard Technologies Comprehensive Guide to Logging in WatchGuard SOHO Network Cards

Models: SOHO

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CHAPTER 6 What is Logging?

Logging is the act of recording “events” that occur at the SOHO interfaces. An event is any single activity, such as communication with the WatchGuard Feature Key Server or the WatchGuard WebBlocker database and incoming traffic passing through the SOHO.

Logging is intended to record the kinds of activities that can indicate security concerns–most importantly denied packets. Certain patterns of denied packets can indicate the type of attack that is being attempted.

Viewing SOHO log messages

The WatchGuard SOHO generates an ongoing activity log stored on the SOHO: The Event Log. This log stores a maximum of 150 messages. When it reaches its maximum, the oldest message is deleted.

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