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SonicOS 5.8.1 Administrator Guide
Clear Log
To delete the contents of the log, click the Clear Log button near the top right corner of the
page.
Export Log
To export the contents of the log to a defined destination, click the Export Log button below
the filter table.You can export log content to two formats:
• Plain text format--Used in log and alert e-mail.
• Comma-separated value (CSV) format--Used for importing into Excel or other
presentation development applications.
E-mail Log
If you have configured the SonicWALL security appliance to e-mail log files, clicking E-mail Log
near the top right corner of the page sends the current log files to the e-mail address specified
in the Log > Automation > E-mail section.
Note The SonicWALL security appliance can alert you of important events, such as an attack to
the SonicWALL security appliance. Alerts are immediately sent via e-mail, either to an e-
mail address or to an e-mail pager. For sending alerts, you must enter your e-mail address
and server information in the Log > Automation page.
Filtering Log Records Viewed
You can filter the results to display only event logs matching certain criteria. You can filter by
Priority, Category, Source (IP or Interface), and Destination (IP or Interface).
Step 1 Enter your filter criteria in the Log View Settings table.
Step 2 The fields you enter values into are combined into a search string with a logical AND. For
example, if you select an interface for Source and for Destination, the search string will look
for connections matching:
Source interface AND Des
tination interface