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Display Options

Customize the Events log to display as many or few columns that meet your needs.

To select which columns to display:

1. Navigate to MONITOR | Logs > System Logs.

2. Click Grid icon . The Grid Settings dialog displays:

   

3. Select the items you want to appear as columns in the System Log.

   General	General information about the log event.
   	Time	Local date and time the event occurred. This option is selected by default. It is dimmed, and cannot be deselected.
   	ID	Identifying number for the event. This option is selected by default. It is dimmed, and cannot be deselected.
   	Category	Category of the event. This option is selected by default.
   	Group	Group designation of the event.
   	Event	Name of the event.
   	Msg Type	Type of message; usually Standard Message String.
   	Priority	Priority level of the event, such as Inform (information) or Error. This option is selected by default.
   	Message	Information about the event.
   Interface	Information about the protocol of the packet triggering the event.
   	Source	Name of the source device, if applicable. This option is selected by default.
   	Source IP	IP address of the source device.
   	Source Port	Port number of the source.
   	Source Interface	Source network and IP address, if applicable.
   	Destination	Name of the destination device, if applicable. This option is selected by default.
   	Destination IP	IP address of the destination device.
   	Destination Port	Port number of the destination.
   	Destination Interface	Destination network and IP address, if applicable.
   Protocol	Information about the NAT policy in effect, if any.
   	Source Name	Protocol source name.
   	Source NAT IP	Source address from the Source NAT IP address pool.
   	Source NAT Port	Port number for the Source NAT.
   	In SPI	Indicates whether the ingress packet is in Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) mode, if applicable.
   	Destination Name	Protocol destination name.
   	Destination NAT IP	Destination address from the Source NAT IP address pool.
   	Destination NAT Port	Port number for the Destination NAT.
   	Out SPI	Indicates whether the egress packet is in Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) mode, if applicable.
   	IP Protocol	Protocol used to send error and control messages, if known. This option is selected by default.
   	ICMP Type	ICMP packet’s ICMP type, if known.
   	ICMP Code	ICMP packet’s ICMP code, if known.
   Connection	Information about SPI, Access and IDP Rules, and policies, if any.
   	TX Bytes	Number of bytes transmitted.
   	RX Bytes	Number of bytes received.
   	Access Rule	Name of the Access Rule triggering the event, if any.
   	NAT Policy	Name of the NAT policy.
   	VPN Policy	Name of the VPN policy triggering the event, if any.
   	User Name	Name of the user whose action triggered the event.
   	Session Time	Duration of the session before the event.
   	Session Type	Type of session triggering the event.
   	IDP Rule	Name of the IDP Rule triggering the event, if any.
   	IDP Priority	Priority of the IDP Rule.
   Application	Information about the application being used.
   	HTTP OP	NPCS object op requestMethod HTTP OP code.
   	URL	URL of the NPCS object op requestMethod HTTP OP code.
   	HTTP Result	HTTP result code (such as, 200, 403) of Website hit rpkt cn1Label Packet received.
   	Block Category	Block category that triggered the event.
   	Application	The application being used.
   Others	Information about the user, session, and application, if known.
   	FW Action	Configured firewall action. If no action has been specified, displays N/A.
   	Notes	Includes notes. This option is selected by default.
   Operation	Action	Provides option to disable the events.

4. When done, click Apply to preserve any changes or click Restore Default to revert back to the default settings.