McAfee SG310 Administration Manual page 356

System menu features
Diagnostics menu
To open and navigate the System Log
From the System menu, click Diagnostics > System Log tab. The View Local System Log page appears
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(Figure 369).
Figure 369 View System Log
Within this log, you can do the following:
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• Click the Go to end of Log link to go to the end of the log.
• Click the Go to start of Log link to go return to the top.
• To search for a string, enter characters in the Match this string field and click Update. The log isolates
your search terms.
• To clear the system log messages, click Clear Messages.
• To filter the log output to display based on output type, select an option from the Display list. To reset
the default filtering level, see
For details on interpreting log output and configuring advanced log rules, refer to
Configuring local system log settings
By default, all messages are recorded in the System Log. The Filter Level setting allows you to control
which classes of messages are recorded in the system log.
Tip: If your logging requirements generate extremely large log sizes, McAfee recommends using a remote syslog
server. See Enabling remote system
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Configuring local system log
logging.
settings.
Appendix A, System Log.