Chapter 26 Logs Screens

26.6 Syslog Logs

There are two types of syslog: event logs and traffic logs. The device generates an event log when a system event occurs, for example, when a user logs in or the device is under attack. The device generates a traffic log when a "session" is terminated. A traffic log summarizes the session's type, when it started and stopped the amount of traffic that was sent and received and so on. An external log analyzer can reconstruct and analyze the traffic flowing through the device after collecting the traffic logs.

Table 182 Syslog Logs

LOG MESSAGE

DESCRIPTION

Event Log: <Facility*8 +

This message is sent by the system ("RAS" displays as the

Severity>Mon dd hr:mm:ss

system name if you haven’t configured one) when the

hostname src="<srcIP:srcPort>"

router generates a syslog. The facility is defined in the web

dst="<dstIP:dstPort>"

MAIN MENU > LOGS > Log Settings page. The severity

msg="<msg>" note="<note>"

is the log’s syslog class. The definition of messages and

notes are defined in the other log tables. The “devID” is the

devID="<mac address>"

MAC address of the router’s LAN port. The “cat” is the

cat="<category>"

same as the category in the router’s logs.

Traffic Log: <Facility*8 +

This message is sent by the device when the connection

Severity>Mon dd hr:mm:ss

(session) is closed. The facility is defined in the Log

hostname src="<srcIP:srcPort>"

Settings screen. The severity is the traffic log type. The

dst="<dstIP:dstPort>"

message and note always display "Traffic Log". The "proto"

field lists the service name. The "dir" field lists the incoming

msg="Traffic Log"

and outgoing interfaces ("LAN:LAN", "LAN:WAN",

note="Traffic Log" devID="<mac

"LAN:DMZ", "LAN:DEV" for example).

address>" cat="Traffic Log"

 

duration=seconds

 

sent=sentBytes

 

rcvd=receiveBytes

 

dir="<from:to>"

 

protoID=IPProtocolID

 

proto="serviceName"

 

trans="IPSec/Normal"

 

Event Log: <Facility*8 +

This message is sent by the device ("RAS" displays as the

Severity>Mon dd hr:mm:ss

system name if you haven’t configured one) at the time

hostname src="<srcIP:srcPort>"

when this syslog is generated. The facility is defined in the

dst="<dstIP:dstPort>"

web MAIN MENU > LOGS > Log Settings page. The

ob="<01>" ob_mac="<mac

severity is the log’s syslog class. The definition of

messages and notes are defined in the other log tables. OB

address>" msg="<msg>"

is the Out Break flag and the mac address of the Out Break

note="<note>" devID="<mac

PC.

address>" cat="<category>"

 

Event Log: <Facility*8 +

This message is sent by the device ("RAS" displays as the

Severity>Mon dd hr:mm:ss

system name if you haven’t configured one) at the time

hostname src="<srcIP:srcPort>"

when this syslog is generated. The facility is defined in the

dst="<dstIP:dstPort>"

web MAIN MENU > LOGS > Log Settings page. The

ob="01" ob_mac="<mac

severity is the log’s syslog class. The "encode" message

address>" msg="<msg>"

indicates the mail attachments encoding method. The

note="<note>" devID="<mac

definition of messages and notes are defined in the Anti-

address>" cat="Anti Virus"

Virus log descriptions.

encode="< uu b64 >"

 

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