Table 131 Logs > Log Settings - ZyXEL Communications ZYWALL 2 PLUS User Manual

Chapter 24 Logs Screens
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 131 LOGS > Log Settings
LABEL
E-mail Log Settings
Mail Server
Mail Subject
Mail Sender
Send Log To
Send Alerts To
Log Schedule
Day for Sending Log
Time for Sending Log
SMTP Authentication
User Name
Password
Syslog Logging
Active
Syslog Server
Log Facility
Active Log and Alert
Log
400
DESCRIPTION
Enter the server name or the IP address of the mail server for the e-mail
addresses specified below. If this field is left blank, logs and alert messages
will not be sent via e-mail.
Type a title that you want to be in the subject line of the log e-mail message
that the ZyWALL sends.
Enter the e-mail address that you want to be in the from/sender line of the log
e-mail message that the ZyWALL sends. If you activate SMTP authentication,
the e-mail address must be able to be authenticated by the mail server as well.
Logs are sent to the e-mail address specified in this field. If this field is left
blank, logs will not be sent via e-mail.
Alerts are sent to the e-mail address specified in this field. If this field is left
blank, alerts will not be sent via e-mail.
This drop-down menu is used to configure the frequency of log messages
being sent as E-mail:
Daily
Weekly
Hourly
When Log is Full
None.
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.
Use the drop down list box to select which day of the week to send the logs.
Enter the time of the day in 24-hour format (for example 23:00 equals 11:00
pm) to send the logs.
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.
Enter the user name (up to 31 characters) (usually the user name of a mail
account).
Enter the password associated with the user name above.
Syslog allows you to send system logs to a server.
Syslog logging sends a log to an external syslog server.
Click Active to enable syslog logging.
Enter the server name or IP address of the syslog server that will log the
selected categories of logs.
Select a location from the drop down list box. The log facility allows you to log
the messages to different files in the syslog server. Refer to the documentation
of your syslog program for more details.
Select the categories of logs that you want to record. Logs include alerts.
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