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Chapter 49: 

Viewing Log Events

During the operation of a SonicWALL security appliance, SonicOS software sends log event 
messages to the console. Event logging automatically begins when the SonicWALL security 
appliance is powered on and configured. SonicOS supports a traffic log containing entries with 
multiple fields. 

Log event messages provide operational informational and debugging information to help you 
diagnose problems with communication lines, internal hardware, or your firmware configuration.

Note: Not all log event messages indicate operational issues with your SonicWALL security 
appliance. 

The Log > View console display provides log event messages including the following fields for alert 
notification:

Time—Displays the hour and minute the event occurred.

Priority—Displays the level urgency for the event.

Category—Displays the event type.

Message—Displays a description of the event.

Source—Displays the source IP address of incoming IP packet.

Destination—Displays the destination IP address of incoming IP packet.

Note—Displays displays additional information specific to a particular event occurrence.

Rule—Displays the source and destination zones for the access rule. This field provides a link to 
the access rule defined in the ‘Firewall’ > ‘Access Rules’ page.

The display fields for a log event message provides you with data to verify your configurations, 
trouble-shoot your security appliance, and track IP traffic.