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Logs
21.1  Overview 
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. 
Note: The ZyXEL Device’s log feature is only for Voice over IP (VoIP). 
21.1.1  What You Can Do in this Chapter
• 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 where 
the ZyXEL Device sends logs and which logs and/or immediate alerts the ZyXEL 
Device records.
21.1.2  What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
Alerts and Logs
An alert is a type of log that warrants more serious attention. 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.
Syslog Overview 
The syslog protocol allows devices to send event notification messages across an 
IP network to syslog servers that collect the event messages. A syslog-enabled 
device can generate a syslog message and send it to a syslog server.
Syslog is defined in RFC 3164. The RFC defines the packet format, content and 
system log related information of syslog messages. Each syslog message has a