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Chapter 15 Log Screens

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 65 Log Settings

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Address Info
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 ZyXEL Device sends.
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	Enter the e-mail address where the alert messages will be sent. If this field is
	left blank, alert messages will not be sent via e-mail.
SMTP Authentication	If you use SMTP authentication, the mail receiver should be the owner of the
	SMTP account.
User NAME	If your e-mail account requires SMTP authentication, enter the username
	here.
Password	Enter the password associated with the above username.
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 IP	Enter the server name or IP address of the syslog server that will log the
Address	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.
Send Log
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 the Weekly or the Daily option is selected, specify a time of day when the
	E-mail should be sent. If the Weekly option is selected, then also specify
	which day of the week the E-mail should be sent. If the When Log is Full
	option is selected, an alert is sent when the log fills up. If you select None, no
	log messages are sent.
Day for Sending	This field is only available when you select Weekly in the Log Schedule field.
Log	Use the drop down list box to select which day of the week to send the logs.
Time for Sending	Enter the time of the day in 24-hour format (for example 23:00 equals 11:00
Log	pm) to send the logs.
Clear log after	Select the check box to clear all logs after logs and alert messages are sent
sending mail	via e-mail.
Log	Select the categories of logs that you want to record.
Send Immediate	Select the categories of alerts for which you want the ZyXEL Device to
Alert	immediately send e-mail alerts.
Apply	Click Apply to save your customized settings and exit this screen.
Reset	Click Reset to reconfigure all the fields in this screen.

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