ZyXEL P-335U User Guide - Page 222

P-334U/P-335U User's Guide Table 79 Log Settings LABEL DESCRIPTION Send Log To The ZyXEL Device sends logs to the e-mail address specified in this field. If this field is left blank, the ZyXEL Device does not send logs via e-mail. Send Alerts To Alerts are real-time notifications that are sent as soon as an event, such as a DoS attack, system error, or forbidden web access attempt occurs. Enter the Email address where the alert messages will be sent. Alerts include system errors, attacks and attempted access to blocked web sites. If this field is left blank, alert messages will not be sent via E-mail. SMTP Authentication SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the message-exchange standard for the Internet. SMTP enables you to move messages from one e-mail server to another. Select the check box to activate SMTP authentication. If mail server authentication is needed but this feature is disabled, you will not receive the email logs. User Name Enter the user name (up to 31 characters) (usually the user name of a mail account). Password Enter the password associated with the user name above. Log Schedule This drop-down menu is used to configure the frequency of log messages being sent as E-mail: • Daily • Weekly • Hourly • When Log is Full • None. If you select Weekly or Daily, specify a time of day when the E-mail should be sent. If you select Weekly, then also specify which day of the week the E-mail should be sent. If you select When Log is Full, an alert is sent when the log fills up. If you select None, no log messages are sent. Day for Sending Log Use the drop down list box to select which day of the week to send the logs. Time for Sending Log Enter the time of the day in 24-hour format (for example 23:00 equals 11:00 pm) to send the logs. Clear log after sending mail Select the checkbox to delete all the logs after the ZyXEL Device sends an Email of the logs. Syslog Logging The ZyXEL Device sends a log to an external syslog server. Active Click Active to enable syslog logging. Syslog Server IP Address Enter the server name or IP address of the syslog server that will log the selected categories of logs. Log Facility Select a location from the drop down list box. The log facility allows you to log the messages to different files in the syslog server. Refer to the syslog server manual for more information. Log Select the categories of logs that you want to record. Send Immediate Alert Select log categories for which you want the ZyXEL Device to send E-mail alerts immediately. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 222 Chapter 21 Logs