Logging And Reporting; Configuring Logging; Recording Logs On A Remote Computer; Recording Logs On A Netiq Webtrends Server - D-Link Dfl-1000 Manual

Logging and reporting

You can configure the DFL-1000 NPG to record three types of logs:
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Traffic logs record all traffic that attempts to connect through the DFL-1000 NPG.
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Event logs record management and activity events.
You can also use Log & Report to configure the DFL-1000 NPG to send alert emails for:
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Critical firewall or VPN events or violations (also recorded by the event log)
This chapter describes:
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Configuring logging

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Viewing event log saved to memory
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Viewing and maintaining logs saved to the hard disk
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Configuring alert email
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Log message formats
Configuring logging
You can configure logging to record logs to one or more of:
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a computer running a syslog server,
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a computer running a WebTrends firewall reporting server,
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the DFL-1000 hard disk (if your DFL-1000 NPG contains a hard disk),
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the DFL-1000 system memory (if your DFL-1000 NPG does not contain a hard disk).
Logging to system memory is not available on all DFL-1000 models. The optional hard disk is not available for
all DFL-1000 models.
You can also configure the kind of information that is logged.
This section describes:
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Recording logs on a remote computer

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Recording logs on a NetIQ WebTrends server

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Recording logs on the DFL-1000 hard disk
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Logging event log to memory
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Selecting what to log
Recording logs on a remote computer
Use the following procedure to configure the DFL-1000 to record log messages on a remote computer.
The remote computer must be configured with a syslog server.
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Go to Log&Report > Log Setting .
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Select Log to Remote Host to send the logs to a syslog server.
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Enter the IP address of the remote computer running syslog server software.
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Select Apply to save your log settings.
Recording logs on a NetIQ WebTrends server
Use the following procedure to configure the DFL-1000 to record logs on a remote NetIQ firewall reporting
server for storage and analysis. DFL-1000 log formats comply with WebTrends Enhanced Log Format
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