Operation Manual

The Outpost Log System
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• System Log
This is a record of every program start and every change made to the firewall
policies, program options and configuration settings.
The information is arranged in a table. The columns of this table represent the various log
parameters, such as Application, Start Time, Protocol. Each log has its own set of
parameters. See the
6.3 How to Display Logs chapter for details.
The Outpost Log Viewer toolbar is near the top of the main window and looks like this
when Outpost Firewall is first installed:
When working with Outpost Log Viewer, you can see a tooltip explaining what each
button does by holding your cursor over it for a second or so. Here is what each button
does:
Button Function
Goes back to the previous viewed item.
Goes forward to the next viewed item.
Goes up one level.
Shows or hides the console tree.
Exports the selected log.
Enables log auto refresh.
Displays context help.
The description bar is right above the information panel in the Outpost Log Viewer
window and looks like this:
It displays a description of the filter selected in the console tree.
The status bar is at the bottom of the Outpost Log Viewer window and looks like this:
It consists of two sections that display the following information:
• The result of attempting to open the selected log.
• The number of the record being viewed and the total number of records in that log.