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Figure 43: Viewing a device log
To view the device log files
1 Go to File Browse > Logs.
2 Select a device tab.
3 Expand the group name and device name to see the list of available logs.
4 In the Action column, select Display for the desired log file.
5 Do one of the following to change the views of the log information”
For information about log messages, see the FortiGate Log Message Reference
Guide.
Finding log information
You can filter the contents of the log file to find specific information within a large log
file. There are two methods of finding information in the log:
• Basic filter - provides a simple filtering mechanism to search the log file for a
specific keyword. The keyword search applies to all columns of the log file.
• Standard filter - perform a more detailed search of the log. With a standard search,
you can set specific search criteria for each column of information in the log. You
can also enable or disable a filter for greater search accuracy.
To perform a basic search of the log contents
1 Go to File Browse > Logs.
2 Select a device and log file.
3 In the log view, select Column Settings at the top of the page.
4 Set the Search to Basic.
Page Select Page forward or Page back to move through the log entries.
Enter the page number to jump to a specific page.
Raw Select to view the log information as it appears in the log. Select Formatted
to return to the column view.
Column
headers
Select the column header to change the sort order between
ascending and descending order.