Chapter 21 Logs

The following table describes the fields in this screen.

Table 90 Maintenance > Logs > 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 ZyXEL Device sends. Not all ZyXEL Device models have

 

this field.

 

 

Send Log to

The ZyXEL Device sends logs to the e-mail address specified in this field.

 

If this field is left blank, the ZyXEL Device does not send logs via e-mail.

 

 

Send Alerts to

Alerts are real-time notifications that are sent as soon as an event, such

 

as a DoS attack, system error, or forbidden web access attempt occurs.

 

Enter the E-mail address where the alert messages will be sent. Alerts

 

include system errors, attacks and attempted access to blocked web

 

sites. If this field is left blank, alert messages 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

Use the drop down list box to select which day of the week to send the

Sending Log

logs.

 

 

Time for

Enter the time of the day in 24-hour format (for example 23:00 equals

Sending Log

11:00 pm) to send the logs.

 

 

Clear log after

Select the checkbox to delete all the logs after the ZyXEL Device sends an

sending mail

E-mail of the logs.

 

 

Syslog

The ZyXEL Device sends a log to an external syslog server.

Logging

 

 

 

 

Active

Click Active to enable syslog logging.

 

 

Syslog 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

 

syslog server manual for more information.

 

 

Active Log and Alert

 

 

Log

Select the categories of logs that you want to record.

 

 

 

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