Chapter 21 Logs

 

Table 91 Maintenance > Logs > Log Settings

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Mail Subject

Type a title that you want to be in the subject line of the log e-mail

 

 

 

message that the NBG-460N sends. Not all NBG-460N models have

 

 

 

this field.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Send Log To

The NBG-460N sends logs to the e-mail address specified in this field.

 

 

 

If this field is left blank, the NBG-460N 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

 

 

Authentication

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

 

Log

the logs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time for Sending

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

 

 

Log

equals 11:00 pm) to send the logs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clear log after

Select the checkbox to delete all the logs after the NBG-460N sends

 

 

sending mail

an e-mail of the logs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Syslog Logging

The NBG-460N sends a log to an external syslog server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active

Click Active to enable syslog logging.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Syslog Server IP

Enter the server name or IP address of the syslog server that will log

 

 

Address

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 syslog server manual for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Log and Alert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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