ZyXEL Communications P-870HW-I User Manual

P-870HW-I1 User’s Guide

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Chapter 19 Logs

Send Log To 

The ZyXEL Device sends logs to the e-mail address specified in this field. If this field 

is left blank, the ZyXEL Device does not send logs via e-mail. 

Send Alerts To 

Alerts are real-time notifications that are sent as soon as an event, such as a DoS 

attack, system error, or forbidden web access attempt occurs. Enter the E-mail 

address where the alert messages will be sent. Alerts include system errors, attacks 

and attempted access to blocked web sites. If this field is left blank, alert messages 

will not be sent via E-mail. 

Enable SMTP 

Authentication

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the message-exchange standard for the 

Internet. SMTP enables you to move messages from one e-mail server to another.
Select the check box to activate SMTP authentication. If mail server authentication is 

needed but this feature is disabled, you will not receive the e-mail logs.

User Name

Enter the user name (up to 31 characters) (usually the user name of a mail account).

Password

Enter the password associated with the user name above.

Log Schedule

This drop-down menu is used to configure the frequency of log messages being sent 

as E-mail. If you select Weekly or Daily, specify a time of day when the E-mail 

should be sent. If you select Weekly, then also specify which day of the week the E-

mail should be sent. If you select When Log is Full, an alert is sent when the log fills 

up. If you select None, no log messages are sent. 

Day for Sending 

Log

Use the drop down list box to select which day of the week to send the logs. 

Time for Sending 

Log

Enter the time of the day in 24-hour format (for example 23:00 equals 11:00 p.m.) to 

send the logs. 

Clear log after 

sending mail

Select the checkbox to delete all the logs after the ZyXEL Device sends an E-mail of 

the logs.

Syslog Logging

The ZyXEL Device can send logs to an external syslog server.

Active

Click Active to enable syslog logging. 

Syslog Server IP 

Address

Enter the server name or IP address of the syslog server that will log the selected 

categories of logs. 

Log Facility 

Select the file the syslog server uses for the ZyXEL Device. The log facility allows 

you to log the messages to different files in the syslog server. Refer to the syslog 

server manual for more information. 

Active Log and 

Alert

Alerts are e-mailed as soon as they happen. Logs may be e-mailed as soon as the 

log is full. Selecting many alert and/or log categories (especially Access Control) 

may result in many e-mails being sent.

Log

Select the categories of logs that you want to record.

Send Immediate 

Alert 

Select log categories for which you want the ZyXEL Device to send e-mail alerts 

immediately. 

Apply

Click this to save your customized settings and exit this screen. 

Reset

Click this to return to the previously saved settings.

Table 108   Log Settings