Setting The Maximum Number Of Log Entries; Displaying Entries In Color - Watchguard Firebox X1000 User Manual

Setting the maximum number of log entries

You can change the maximum number of log entries that
are stored and viewable on the Traffic Monitor tab. After
the maximum is reached, the earliest logs are removed as
more come in. A high value in this field places a large
demand on your system if you have a slow processor or a
limited amount of RAM. In this situation, LogViewer is a
much more appropriate tool for tracking logs than the traf-
fic monitor in System Manager.
1
Click the Main Menu button. Click Settings.
2
Type or use the scroll control to change the Max Log
Entries field. Click OK.
The value entered represents the number of logs in thousands. If
you enter zero (0) in this field, the maximum number of logs
(3,000) is permitted.

Displaying entries in color

You can specify that the log entries appear in different col-
ors according to the type of information they show:
1
Click the Main Menu button. Click Settings. Click the
Syslog Color tab.
2
To enable displaying entries in color, select the
checkbox marked Display Logs in Color. You can also
enable and disable color by right-clicking any entry in
the traffic monitor and selecting Colorize.
3
On the Allow, Deny, or Message tab, click the field you
want to colorize.
The Text Color field to the right of the tabs shows the current
color defined for the field.
4
To change the color, click the arrow next to Text Color.
Click one of the 20 colors on the palette.
The information contained in this field will appear in the new
color on Traffic Monitor. A sample of how the Traffic Monitor
will look appears on the bottom of the dialog box.
5
You can also choose a background color for the traffic
monitor. Click the arrow next to Background Color.
Click one of the 20 colors on the palette.
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