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The Logs Screens
20.1  Overview
Use the TOOLS > Logs screens to look at log entries and alerts and to configure 
the WiMAX Modem’s log and alert settings.
For a list of log messages, see 
20.1.1  What You Can Do in This Chapter
• The View Logs screen (
) lets you look at log entries 
and alerts.
• The Log Settings screen (
) lets you configure where 
the WiMAX Modem sends logs and alerts, the schedule for sending logs, and 
which logs and alerts are sent or recorded.
20.1.2  What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.
Alerts
An alert is a type of log that warrants more serious attention. Some categories 
such as System Errors consist of both logs and alerts.
Syslog Logs
There are two types of syslog: event logs and traffic logs. 
The device generates an event log when a system event occurs, for example, 
when a user logs in or the device is under attack. The device generates a traffic 
log when a "session" is terminated. 
A traffic log summarizes the session's type, when it started and stopped the 
amount of traffic that was sent and received and so on. An external log analyzer