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LAN-Cell 2 User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 21
Logs Screens
21.1 Overview
This chapter contains information about configuring general log settings and viewing the
LAN-Cell’s logs. Refer to Section on page 381 for example log message explanations. The
logs cover categories such as system maintenance, system errors, access control, attacks (such
as DoS) and IPSec.
21.1.1 What You Can Do in the Log Screens
• Use the View Log screen (Section 21.2 on page 375) to see the logs for the categories that
you selected in the Log Settings screen.
• Use the Log Settings screen (Section 21.3 on page 377) to configure to where the LAN-
Cell is to send logs; the schedule for when the LAN-Cell is to send the logs and which logs
and/or immediate alerts the LAN-Cell is to send.
21.1.2 What You Need To Know About Logs
Alerts and Logs
An alert is a type of log that warrants more serious attention. They include system errors,
attacks (access control) and Cell-Sentry events. Some categories such as System Errors
consist of both logs and alerts. You may differentiate them by their color in the View Log
screen. Alerts display in red and logs display in black.
21.2 View Log Screen
The web configurator allows you to look at all of the LAN-Cell’s logs in one location.
Click LOGS to open the View Log screen. Use the View Log screen to see the logs for the
categories that you selected in the Log Settings screen (see Section 21.3 on page 377).
Options include logs about system maintenance, system errors, access control, attacks (such as
DoS) and IPSec.
When the log is full it will begin to delete older entries as it adds new ones. You can configure
the LAN-Cell to E-mail you the log when it is full in the Log Settings screen. Click a column
heading to sort the entries by the relevant attribute. A triangle indicates ascending or
descending sort order.