SonicOS 7.0 Device Log

Automation > Email Settings
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Email Settings

This section describes the procedure for automating email dispatching. You can also send an email of logs manually at any time.

  • Send Log to Email address - To receive the Log Digest through email, enter your email address (username@mydomain.com). After being sent, the Log Digest is cleared from the SonicWall memory. If this field is left blank, the Log Digest is not emailed.
  • Send Alerts to Email address - To be emailed immediately when attacks or system errors occur, enter your email address (username@mydomain.com) as a standard email address or an email paging service. If this field is left blank, email alert messages are not sent.
  • Send User Creation and Enablement Notification to Email Address – To be emailed immediately when a user has been created and enabled, enter your email address (username@mydomain.com). If this field is left blank, email notifications are not sent.
  • Send Log - Determines the frequency of sending Log Digest files. The options in the drop-down menu are:
    • When Full - This setting is the default.
    • Weekly - Select the day of the week the Log Digest is sent in Every drop-down menu and enter the time of day in 24-hour format in the At (24-Hour Format) field.
    • Daily - Enter the time of day the Log Digest is to be sent in 24-hour format in the At (24-Hour Format field.
  • Email Format - Select whether log emails are sent in Plain Text or HTML format or as a CSV Attachment from the drop-down menu.
  • Include All Log Information - Select to have all information included in the log report. If not selected, only readable column data is sent.
  • To view the logs, click Show Log Monitor at the bottom.
  • If finished configuring settings on this page, click Accept.

Email Audit Records Automation

Use this feature to send audit records to specific e-mail addresses automatically on a predefined schedule.

To send audit records to specific email addresses

  1. In the Send to Email Address field, enter the email address(es) of the recipient(s) to notify.
  2. In Send Audit Records, define when:
    • Daily - Enter the time of day in 24-hour format in the At (24-Hour Format) field.
    • Weekly - Select the day of the week in Every drop-down menu and enter the time of day in 24-hour format in the At field.
    • When Full - This setting is the default.
  3. Select Email Format:
    • Plain Text
    • HTML
    • CSV Attachment
  4. To view the logs, click Show Log Monitor.
  5. When all the fields are configured, click Accept.

Health Check Email Notification

The Health Check Email Notification section enables you to create a predefined email notification with a set subject and body at the times specified by the selected schedule.

To set up a Health Check Email Notification

  1. From the Email Schedule drop-down menu, select a predefined schedule, Create new schedule, or Disabled.
  2. In the Send to Email Address field, enter the email address of the recipient(s) to notify.
  3. In the E-mail Subject field, enter the subject of the email. The Firewall Name is included by default. The Firewall Name is configured on Policy > Firewall, and is the appliance serial number by default.
  4. In the Email Body field, enter the body of email.
  5. To view the logs, click Show Log Monitor at the bottom..
  6. If finished configuring settings on this page, click Accept.