User Guide

Logging and Alerts Page 51
Alert Categories
Alerts are events, such as attacks, which warrant immediate attention. When events
generate alerts, messages are immediately sent to the e-mail address defined in the Send
alerts to field. Attacks and System Errors are enabled by default, Blocked Web Sites
is disabled.
• Attacks
Log entries categorized as Attacks generate alert messages.
• System Errors
Log entries categorized as System Errors generate alert messages.
• Blocked Web Sites
Log entries categorized as Blocked Web Sites generate alert messages.
Once you have configured the Log Settings window, click Update. Once the SonicWALL
is updated, a message confirming the update is displayed at the bottom of the browser
window.
Reports
The SonicWALL is able to perform a rolling analysis of the event log to show the top 25
most frequently accessed Web sites, the top 25 users of bandwidth by IP address, and the
top 25 services consuming the most bandwidth.
Click Log on the left side of the browser window, and then click the Reports tab.
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