Chapter 8 Logs

Figure 44 Maintenance > Logs > Log Settings

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 26 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.

 

 

SMTP

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the message-exchange standard for

Authentication

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.

 

 

 

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