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ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 166 Log Settings

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
E-mail Log Settings
Mail Server	Enter the server name or the IP address of the mail server for the e-mail
	addresses specified below. If this field is left blank, logs and alert messages will
	not be sent via e-mail.
Mail Subject	Type a title that you want to be in the subject line of the log e-mail message
	that the ZyWALL sends.
Mail Sender	Enter the e-mail address that you want to be in the from/sender line of the log
	e-mail message that the ZyWALL sends. If you activate SMTP authentication,
	the e-mail address must be able to be authenticated by the mail server as well.
Send Log To	Logs are sent to the e-mail address specified in this field. If this field is left
	blank, logs will not be sent via e-mail.
Send Alerts To	Alerts are sent to the e-mail address specified in this field. If this field is left
	blank, alerts will not be sent via e-mail.
Log Schedule	This drop-down menu is used to configure the frequency of log messages
	being sent as E-mail:
	•	Daily
	•	Weekly
	•	Hourly
	• When Log is Full
	•	None.
	If you select Weekly or Daily, specify a time of day when the E-mail should be
	sent. If you select Weekly, then also specify which day of the week the E-mail
	should be sent. If you select When Log is Full, an alert is sent when the log
	fills up. If you select None, no log messages are sent.
Day for Sending Log	Use the drop down list box to select which day of the week to send the logs.
Time for Sending Log	Enter the time of the day in 24-hour format (for example 23:00 equals 11:00
	pm) to send the logs.
SMTP Authentication	SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the message-exchange standard for
	the Internet. SMTP enables you to move messages from one e-mail server to
	another.
	Select the check box to activate SMTP authentication. If mail server
	authentication is needed but this feature is disabled, you will not receive the e-
	mail logs.
User Name	Enter the user name (up to 31 characters) (usually the user name of a mail
	account).
Password	Enter the password associated with the user name above.
Syslog Logging	Syslog logging sends a log to an external syslog server used to store logs.
Active	Click Active to enable syslog logging.
Syslog Server	Enter the server name or IP address of the syslog server that will log the
	selected categories of logs.
Log Facility	Select a location from the drop down list box. The log facility allows you to log
	the messages to different files in the syslog server. Refer to the documentation
	of your syslog program for more details.
Active Log and Alert
Log	Select the categories of logs that you want to record. Logs include alerts.

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