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Log

Use these screens to look at log entries and alerts and to configure the ZyXEL Device’s log and alert settings.

23.1 Logs Overview

For a list of log messages, see Section 23.3 on page 273.

23.1.1 Alerts

An alert is a type of log that warrants more serious attention. Some categories such as System Errors consist of both logs and alerts.

23.1.2 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 116 Syslog Logs

LOG MESSAGE

DESCRIPTION

Event Log: <Facility*8 + Severity>Mon

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

dd hr:mm:ss hostname

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

src="<srcIP:srcPort>"

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

dst="<dstIP:dstPort>" msg="<msg>"

Settings screen. The severity is the log’s syslog class. The

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

definition of messages and notes are defined in the various

log charts throughout this chapter. The “devID” is the MAC

cat="<category>"

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

 

 

the category in the router’s logs.

 

 

Traffic Log: <Facility*8 + Severity>Mon

This message is sent by the device when the connection

dd hr:mm:ss hostname

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

src="<srcIP:srcPort>"

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

dst="<dstIP:dstPort>" msg="Traffic Log"

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

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

note="Traffic Log" devID="<mac

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

address>" cat="Traffic Log"

"LAN:DEV" for example).

duration=seconds sent=sentBytes

 

rcvd=receiveBytes dir="<from:to>"

 

protoID=IPProtocolID

 

proto="serviceName"

 

 

 

 

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