Log Screens; Chapter 14 Log Screens; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications NWA-1100 Manual

14.1 Overview

This chapter provides information on viewing and generating logs on your NWA.
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.
Accessing Logs in the Network
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The figure above illustrates three ways to access logs. The user (U) can access logs directly from
the NWA (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.

14.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• Use the View Log screen to display all logs or logs for 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 NWA will send the logs, and which
logs and/or immediate alerts it will send
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