Symantec 10268947 User Guide - Page 68

68 Protection Policies Adjusting the view of event types ■ Notes tab: Provides the ability to annotate policies so that your note is displayed as a tool tip when you hover the cursor over the annotated policy. ■ Annotating policies or events Adjusting the view of event types You can adjust the view of the event types list by using the Search Events tab. You can also select which columns to show or hide, and sort the column data. This section describes the following topics: ■ Adjusting the view by searching ■ Adjusting the view by columns ■ Viewing event detailed descriptions Adjusting the view by searching Symantec Network Security provides search functionality so that you can focus the view on a manageable subset of possible event types with specific characteristics. The policy still detects and acts on the full list of event types; but you have a shorter list to sift through as you decide what to block and what to log. This section describes how to narrow or widen the view by searching for event types that match certain characteristics. 1. Set search parameters to select event types that match certain characteristics. 2. Click Logged and/or Blocked to display event types that have logging or blocking rules. 3. Click Search Events to display a manageable subset of event types. To adjust the view by searching for specific characteristics 1 In the Policies tab, do one of the following: ■ Select a policy, and click View > Search Events. 2 Provide some or all of the following search criteria: ■ In Event Name, enter a name. ■ In Protocol, select a protocol from the pull-down list.