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Local, Device (active mode), Creating a new device alert – Fortinet FortiLog-400 User Manual

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Alert Email

Managing the FortiLog unit

Local

To set the email alert notification for the FortiLog unit, go to System > Alert Email >
Local
. Set the options when the FortiLog unit alerts an individual or group of
individuals.

Figure 24: Local alert settings

Device (Active mode)

To set alert messages for specific FortiGate and FortiMail devices, select System >
Alert Email > Device
. You can define log alert messages for specific devices
connected to the FortiLog unit. The FortiLog unit monitors all log messages and when
a device log contains specific alert messages, the FortiLog unit sends an email to the
specified recipients.

Creating a new device alert

When you add a new device alert, you can set the following options.

Testing E-mail
Address

Enter the email address where the FortiLog unit sends an email message

to verify the mail server settings.

Test

Select to verify that the SMTP information you entered is correct.

Enable

Select to toggle the FortiLog alert email settings on and off.

Email Address(es) Enter a recipient or number of recipients to receive alert email.
Level

The FortiLog unit sends alert email for all messages at and above the

logging severity level you select.

When N or more
events

Select the number events at the specified level before the FortiLog unit

sends an alert email. Use this setting in conjunction with the setting

below.

In N hours

Select the wait time for the number of events to occur within before

sending an alert email for the specified level log messages. Use this

setting in conjunction with the setting above.

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