User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- WatchGuard® Firebox® X Edge User Guide
- Certifications and Notices
- Declaration of Conformity
- Notice to Users
- WatchGuard Firebox Software
- End-User License Agreement
- Copyright, Trademark, and Patent Information
- Limited Hardware Warranty
- Abbreviations Used in this Guide
- CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Network Security
- CHAPTER 2 Installing the Firebox® X Edge
- CHAPTER 3 Configuration and Management Basics
- CHAPTER 4 Changing Your Network Settings
- Using the Network Setup Wizard
- Configuring the External Network
- Configuring the Trusted Network
- Configuring the Optional Network
- Enabling the optional network
- Changing the IP address of the optional network
- Using DHCP on the optional network
- Setting optional network DHCP address reservations
- Configuring the optional network for DHCP relay
- Using static IP addresses for optional computers
- Adding computers to the optional network
- Requiring encrypted connections
- Making Static Routes
- Viewing Network Statistics
- Registering with the Dynamic DNS Service
- Enabling the WAN Failover Option
- Enabling External Modem Failover
- CHAPTER 5 Setting up the Firebox X Edge Wireless
- CHAPTER 6 Configuring Firewall Settings
- CHAPTER 7 Configuring Logging
- CHAPTER 8 Configuring WebBlocker
- CHAPTER 9 Configuring Virtual Private Networks
- CHAPTER 10 Configuring the MUVPN Client
- CHAPTER 11 Managing the Firebox® X Edge
- Viewing Current Sessions and Users
- About User Authentication
- Adding or Editing a User Account
- About Seat Licenses
- Selecting HTTP or HTTPS for Firebox Management
- Changing the HTTP Server Port
- Setting up VPN Manager Access
- Updating the Firmware
- Activating Upgrade Options
- Enabling the Model Upgrade Option
- Configuring Additional Options
- Viewing the Configuration File
- APPENDIX A Firebox®X Edge Hardware
- Index
User Guide 91
CHAPTER 7 Configuring Logging
A log file is a record of all the events that occur on the Firebox® X
Edge. An
event
is any single activity, such as the denial of a packet
entering the Firebox.
Logging
records and saves information about
these events.
Log records give a list of possible security problems. An event log is an
important part of a network security policy. A sequence of denied
packets can show a pattern of inappropriate network activity.
N
OTE
N
OTE
The Firebox X Edge log is cleared if the power supply is disconnected
or rebooted from the Edge. The information is not cleared if an
external Syslog or WSEP logging host is configured.
Viewing Log Messages
The Firebox X Edge records a maximum of 150 log messages. New
information appears at top of the file. When new information enters a
full message file, it erases the oldest log message.
The log messages include the time synchronizations between the Fire-
box X Edge and the WatchGuard Time Server. Packets are cleared
because of a packet handling violation, duplicate messages, return
error messages, and IPSec messages.