Tools for customizing the Logs view

To make logs easier to read, you can customize how the data is displayed in the Logs view.

The following options are available in the Tools menu:
  • Show Milliseconds — Shows milliseconds in the log creation time.
  • Use Color Filters — Enables log entry highlighting. Different colors highlight different types of logs.
  • Show Icons — Shows the icons of the elements.

You can resolve IP addresses, protocols, and senders as DNS names or SMC elements. Resolving affects the view only and does not affect stored log data.

The following options for resolving are available in the Tools menu:
  • Resolve Addresses by DNS — Enables IP address resolution using DNS.
  • Resolve Addresses by Elements — Enables IP address resolution using element definitions.
  • Resolve Senders — Enables the IP addresses of engines and SMC servers to be resolved using element definitions.
Note: IP address and port resolving works by comparing the information in the logs to internal and external information sources. If the information available is incorrect or ambiguous, the result might not reflect the actual hosts and services involved in the communications. For example, if a detail matches two elements, the first match is displayed even if the other element was used in the corresponding rule.