Monitoring and Logging
Description and Data Fields for the System Log
Below the rows of logged events are the
Description
and
Data
fields. When you click on an
event row, the entire row is highlighted. A description of the event, such as “Install
WsProcessSensor successful....,” appears in the
Description
field.
Enabling and Clearing Logs
The Security, Traffic, and System Logs are enabled by default. You must enable the Packet
Log before you can view the contents.
To enable the log and set the log size:
1.
On the
Tools
menu, click
Options
.
2.
Click the
Log
tab.
3.
Click the appropriate log check box to enable it.
4.
Click the appropriate
Maximum Log File Size is
field and enter a size, in kilobytes,
of the maximum size for the log file. 256 KB is the default setting.
5.
Click
OK
.
To set the number of days to save the log:
1.
On the
Tools
menu, click
Options
.
2.
Click the
Log
tab.
3.
Click the appropriate log check box to enable it.
4.
Click the appropriate
Save log file for the past
field for the log you want to
configure.
5.
Enter the number of days.
6.
Click
OK
.
To clear the log:
1.
In each log, click
File|Options
.
2.
Make sure the Log tab is selected.
3.
Click the
Clear Logs
button for the log you want to clear.
Note:
For each log, you can also click
File|Clear
.
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