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Managing logs
The log management feature enables you to store the system messages or logs generated by actions such
as packet filtering to the log buffer or send them to log hosts. The analysis and archiving of the logs can
enable you to check the vulnerabilities of the firewall, when and who try to disobey security policies, and
the types of the network attacks. The real-time logs can also be used to detect the ongoing attacks.
Configuring syslog
NOTE:
The syslog configuration is available only in the web interface.
The syslog module allows you to set the related parameters of the information center. Acting as the system
information hub, the information center classifies and manages the system information, offering a
powerful support for network administrators and developers in monitoring the network performance and
diagnosing network problems. The information center can output the log information to the web interface
for users to view the logs. Meanwhile, it can also output the log information to the specified syslog log
host based on your configuration.
Select Log Report > Syslog from the navigation tree to enter the page as shown in Figure 29.