Dell SonicWALL Secure Mobile Access 8.5
Administration Guide
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Navigating and Sorting Log View Table Entries
The
Log View
page provides easy pagination for viewing large numbers of log events. You can navigate these log
events by using the facilities described in the following table:
Log > View Buttons
The
Log > View
page also contains options that allow the administrator to send, save log files for external
viewing or processing.
Viewing Logs
The
Log > View
page allows the administrator to view the SMA event log. The SMA/SRA appliance maintains an
event log for tracking system events, for example, unsuccessful login attempts, NetExtender sessions, and
logout events. This log can be viewed in the
Log > View
page, or it can be automatically sent to an email
address for convenience and archiving.
The SMA/SRA appliance can store up to 1GB of log data in the log file system. Logs are displayed in a sortable,
searchable table. The appliance can alert you of events, such as a successful login or an exported configuration.
Alerts can be immediately emailed upon generation or the admin can choose the format of the logs included in
the email- in-line text appearing within the email body or as a zipped attachment (default). Each log entry
contains the date and time of the event and a brief message describing the event. After the log file reaches the
50 MB log size limit, the log entry is cleared and optionally emailed to the Secure Mobile Access administrator.
Table 44. Log Table Navigation Facilities
Navigation Button
Description
Find
Enables you to search for a log containing a specified setting based on a
criteria type you select in the criteria list. Criteria includes Time, Priority,
Source, Destination, and User. Search results list out the results in various
orders depending upon the criteria type.
Exclude
Enables you to display all log entries but the type specified in the criteria list.
Reset
Resets the listing of log entries to their default sequence after you have
displayed them in an alternate way, using search buttons.
Table 45. Log rendering options
Button
Action
Export Log
Exports the current log contents to a text-based file. Local log contents are
cleared after an export log command.
Clear Log
Clears the current log contents.
E-Mail Log
Emails the current log contents to the address specified in the
Log > Settings
screen. Local log contents are cleared after an email log command.