Setting Up the Log Server
20 WatchGuard System Manager
Setting Up the Log Server
You must also use Policy Manager define the Log Servers for each Firebox. For more information, see the
user guides in the Documentation folder on your management station.
1 From the WatchGuard toolbar, select the Log Server icon.
The WatchGuard Log Server Configuration dialog box appears.
2 Type the encryption key to use for the secure connection between the Firebox and the log hosts.
The default encryption key is the status passphrase as selected in the QuickSetup Wizard.
Log Server encryption keys are a minimum of eight characters.
3 Confirm the encryption key.
4 Select a directory to keep all logs, reports, and report definition files.
5 Click OK.
Introducing the new Log Viewer
The WatchGuard Firebox X Core and Firebox X Peak send log messages to one log management computer.
This is known as the Log Server. The log messages are saved in an XML format in the WatchGuard folder
on the log server. The extension of the file name is .wgl.xml. You can open this file using an XML editing
tool to see full log messages.
The Firebox sends log messages to a primary or backup Log Server. The default location for the files are
on the installation drive at:
• \Documents and Settings\WatchGuard\Logs.
• \Documents and Settings\watchguard\reports
• \Documents and Settings\watchguard\report-defs
Note
Monitor the connection periodically to make certain that your Firebox X is connected.
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