Managing The Inbound Events Log - McAfee MIS80E001RAI - Internet Security Suite 2006 User Manual

Managing the Inbound Events log

You can use the Inbound Events page to manage the events in the Inbound Events
log generated when Personal Firewall blocks unsolicited Internet traffic.
Archiving the Inbound Events log
You can archive the current Inbound Events log to save all of the logged inbound
events, including their date and times, source IPs, hostnames, ports, and event
information. You should archive your Inbound Events log periodically to prevent
the Inbound Events log from growing too large.
To archive the Inbound Events log:
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Note:
Check or clear
to enable or disable the option.
Viewing an archived Inbound Events log
You can view any Inbound Events log that you previously archived. The saved
archive includes date and times, source IPs, hostnames, ports, and event
information for the events.
To view an archived Inbound Events log:
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Clearing the Inbound Events log
You can clear all information from the Inbound Events log.
To clear the Inbound Events log:
Right-click the McAfee icon in the Windows system tray, point to
, then select
Firewall Inbound Events
On the Inbound Events page, click
On the Archive Log dialog, click
Click to save the archive in the default location, or browse to a location
Save
where you want to save the archive.
By default, Personal Firewall automatically archives the Inbound Events log.
Automatically archive logged events
Right-click the McAfee icon in the Windows system tray, point to
, then select
Firewall Inbound Events
On the Inbound Events page, click
Select or browse for the archive file name and click
WARNING
After you clear the Inbound Events log, you cannot recover it. If
you think you will need the Events Log in the future, you should
archive it instead.
About the Inbound Events page
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Archive
to proceed with the operation.
Yes
in the Event Log Settings page
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