Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S360 User Guide
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AsyncOS 8.7 for Cisco Web Security Appliances User Guide
Chapter 22 Perform System Administration Tasks
Managing Alerts
Step 1
Choose System Administration > Return Addresses.
Step 2
Click Edit Settings.
Step 3
Enter the display name, user name, and domain name.
Step 4
Submit and commit your changes.
Managing Alerts
Alerts are email notifications containing information about events occurring on the Cisco Web Security
Appliance appliance. These events can be of varying levels of importance (or severity) from minor
(Informational) to major (Critical) and pertain generally to a specific component or feature on the
appliance.
Appliance appliance. These events can be of varying levels of importance (or severity) from minor
(Informational) to major (Critical) and pertain generally to a specific component or feature on the
appliance.
Note
To receive alerts and email notifications, you must configure the SMTP relay host that the appliance uses
to send the email messages.
to send the email messages.
Alert Classifications and Severities
The information contained in an alert is determined by an alert classification and a severity. You can
specify which alert classifications, at which severity, are sent to any alert recipient.
specify which alert classifications, at which severity, are sent to any alert recipient.
Alert Classifications
AsyncOS sends the following types of alert:
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System
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Hardware
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Updater
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Web Proxy
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Anti-Malware
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L4 Traffic Monitor
Alert Severities
Alerts can be sent for the following severities:
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Critical: Requires immediate attention.
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Warning: Problem or error requiring further monitoring and potentially immediate attention.
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Information: Information generated in the routine functioning of this device.