WatchGuard Firebox System 7.0 User Guide

Customizing Logging and Notification by Service or OptionCustomizing Logging and Notification byService or OptionThe WatchGuard Firebox System allows you to create customlogging and notification properties for each serviceand blocking option. You can fine-tune your security policy,logging only those events that require your attentionand limiting notification to those of truly high priority.To make logging and notification configuration easier, services,blocking categories, and packet-handling optionsshare an identical dialog box, as shown in the followingfigure. Therefore, once you learn the controls for one typeof service, you can easily configure the remainder.You can define the following:CategoryThe event types that can be logged by the service oroption. This list changes depending on the serviceor option. Click the event name to display and setits properties.Enter it in the logSelect this checkbox to log the event type; clear it todisable logging for the event type. Because theFirebox must perform domain name resolution,User Guide 215