• SonicOS 8
• About SonicOS
  • Working with SonicOS
  • SonicOS Workflow
  • How to Use the SonicOS Administration Guides
  • Guide Conventions
• About Device
  • Device Log Introduction
• Settings
  • Filtering the Base Setup View
  • Configuring the Logging and Alert Levels
    • Setting the Logging Level
    • Setting the Alert Level
  • About Other Top Row Buttons
    • Edit Attributes of All Categories
    • Reset All Event Counts
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    • View Logs
  • About the Log Settings Base Setup Table
    • Category Column
    • Color Column
    • ID Column
    • Priority Column
    • GUI Column
    • Alert Column
    • Syslog Column
    • Internet Protocol Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Column
    • Email Column
    • Event Count Column
    • Edit and Reset Count Icons
  • Configuring Event Attributes Globally
  • Configuring Event Attributes Selectively
    • Configuring Event Attributes by Category
    • Configuring Event Attributes by Group
    • Configuring Event Attributes by Event
    • About Filename Logging
• Syslog
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    • Adding a Syslog Server
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    • Enabling Syslog Servers
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• Automation
  • Email Settings
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• Name Resolution
• Reports
  • Data Collection
  • View Data
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• AWS
  • Enabling AWS Logs
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Configuring the Logging and Alert Levels

This section provides information on configuring the level of priority of log messages that are captured, and the corresponding alert messages that are sent through email for notification.

Alert emails are sent when enabled and an email address is configured. Specifically:

• Select the Enable option Send Events as Email Alerts in the Edit Log Event dialog launched from the table on the Log > Settings page.

• There is an email address configured in Send Alerts to E-mail Address in the Log > Automation page or in one of the following Edit dialogs launched from the table on Log > Settings page.
  • Edit Log Category dialog
  • Edit Log Group dialog
  • Edit Log Event dialog

• Setting the Logging Level
• Setting the Alert Level