ZyXEL Communications P-660HN-F1 User Manual

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Logs
20.1  Overview
This chapter contains information about configuring general log settings and viewing the 
ZyXEL Device’s logs.
The web configurator allows you to choose which categories of events and/or alerts to have 
the ZyXEL Device log and then display the logs or have the ZyXEL Device send them to an 
administrator (as e-mail) or to a syslog server. 
20.1.1  What You Can Do in the Log Screens
• Use the View Log screen (
) to see the logs for the categories that 
you selected in the Log Settings screen.
• Use The Log Settings screen (
) to configure the mail server, the 
syslog server, when to send logs and what logs to send.
20.1.2  What You Need To Know About Logs
Alerts
An alert is a message that is enabled as soon as the event occurs. They include system errors, 
attacks (access control) and attempted access to blocked web sites. 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.
Logs
A log is a message about an event that occurred on your ZyXEL Device. For example, when 
someone logs in to the ZyXEL Device, you can set a schedule for how often logs should be 
enabled, or sent to a syslog server.
20.2  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 
). Click Maintenance > Logs to open the View 
Log screen.
Entries in red indicate alerts. The log wraps around and deletes the old entries after it fills. 
Click a column heading to sort the entries. A triangle indicates ascending or descending sort 
order.