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Page 48 SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance User’s Guide
Log Settings
Click Log on the left side of the browser window, and then click the Log Settings tab.
Configure the following settings:
1. Mail Server - To e-mail log or alert messages, enter the name or IP address of your
mail server in the Mail Server field. If this field is left blank, log and alert messages are
not be e-mailed.
2. Send Log To - Enter your full e-mail address([e-mail]) in the Send
log to field to receive the event log via e-mail. Once sent, the log is cleared from the
SonicWALL memory. If this field is left blank, the log is not e-mailed.
3. Send Alerts To - Enter your full e-mail address ([e-mail]) in the
Send alerts to field to be immediately e-mailed when attacks or system errors occur.
Enter a standard e-mail address or an e-mail paging service. If this field is left blank,
alert messages are not e-mailed.
4. Firewall Name - The Firewall Name appears in the subject of e-mails sent by the
SonicWALL. The Firewall Name is helpful if you are managing multiple SonicWALLs
because it specifies the individual SonicWALL sending a log or an alert e-mail. By
default, the Firewall Name is set to the SonicWALL serial number.
5. Syslog Server - In addition to the standard event log, the SonicWALL can send a
detailed log to an external Syslog server. Syslog is an industry-standard protocol used
to capture information about network activity. The SonicWALL Syslog captures all log
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