ZyXEL Communications NWA-1100 User Manual

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Log Screens
13.1  Overview
This chapter provides information on viewing and generating logs on your ZyXEL Device.
Logs are files that contain recorded network activity over a set period. They are used by 
administrators to monitor the health of the system(s) they are managing. Logs enable 
administrators to effectively monitor events, errors, progress, etc. so that when network 
problems or system failures occur, the cause or origin can be traced. Logs are also essential for 
auditing and keeping track of changes made by users. 
Figure 58    Accessing Logs in the Network
The figure above illustrates three ways to access logs. The user (U) can access logs directly 
from the ZyXEL Device (A) via the Web configurator. Logs can also be located in an external 
log server (B). An email server (C) can also send harvested logs to the user’s email account. 
13.2  What You Can Do in the Log Screens
Use  the  View Log screen (
a certain category. 
You can view logs and alert messages in this page. Once the log 
entries are all used, the log will wrap around and the old logs will be deleted.
Use  the  Log Settings screen (
) to configure where and 
when the ZyXEL Device will send the logs, and which logs and/or immediate 
alerts it will send.