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5 Logging and Alerts
This chapter describes the SonicWALL Internet Security appliance logging, alerting,
and reporting features, which can be viewed in the Log section of the SonicWALL
Web Management Interface.There are three tabs in the Log section:
• View Log
• Log Settings
• Reports
A fourth tab, ViewPoint
™, is available on the PRO 200 and PRO 300. It is a
purchased upgrade for the PRO 200, but it is included with the PRO 300.
View Log
The SonicWALL maintains an Event log which displays potential security threats.
This log can be viewed with a browser using the SonicWALL Web Management
Interface, or it can be automatically sent to an e-mail address for convenience and
archiving. The log is displayed in a table and is sortable by column.
The SonicWALL can alert you of important events, such as an attack to the
SonicWALL. Alerts are immediately e-mailed, either to an e-mail address or to an
e-mail pager.Each log entry contains the date and time of the event and a brief
message describing the event.
Click Log on the left side of the browser window, and then click the View Log tab.
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