URL filtering logs

This help contains the following topics:

·     Introduction

·     Restrictions and guidelines

·     Manage URL filtering logs

¡     Import logs

¡     Export logs

¡     Aggregate logs

Introduction

The URL Filtering Log List page displays the logs generated by the URL filtering module. These logs help administrators customize URL filtering profiles to control users' website access behaviors.

You can enable logging in a URL filtering profile. The URL filtering module can then generates logs for packets that match the URL filtering profile.

Restrictions and guidelines

·     Only one log operation (import, export, or delete) is allowed at a time.

·     Only one user can perform a log operation at a time. When you import, export, or delete logs, make sure no one else is performing a log operation.

Manage URL filtering logs

Import logs

1.     Click the Monitor tab.

2.     In the navigation pane, select Security Logs > URL Filtering Logs.

3.     Click Import.

4.     In the dialog box that opens, click Yes.

5.     Select a log file, and enter the password for the log file. The password was set when the file was exported.

Export logs

1.     Click the Monitor tab.

2.     In the navigation pane, select Security Logs > URL Filtering Logs.

3.     Click Advanced search.

4.     On the page that opens, specify the search criteria to display the logs to be exported.

5.     Click Export.

6.     On the page that opens, configure the log export settings.

Table 1 Log export configuration items

7.     Select one of the following export methods.

¡     Export to one file—Exports logs to one file. When a small number of logs are to be exported, select this method.

¡     Export to files—Exports logs to multiple files. If more than 65000 logs are to be exported, select this method.

8.     Perform one of the following tasks as required:

¡     If you have selected Export to one file, click OK in the dialog box that opens.

¡     If you have selected Export to files, specify the number of logs to be exported to each file and click OK in the dialog box that opens.

When a log export to one file is complete, a dialog box opens, asking you whether to continue exporting the remaining logs to a new file.

-     To continue the export, click Yes.

-     To stop the export process, click No.

Aggregate logs

Perform this task to enable log aggregation. Log aggregation reduces the log volume and facilitates you to view the logs. With log aggregation enabled, the device aggregates service logs that meet the same aggregation criteria at the configured intervals. The log aggregation criteria include source IP address, destination IP address, application, source port, destination port, URL category, and URL.

Procedure

1.     Click the Monitor tab.

2.     In the navigation pane, select Security Logs > URL Filtering Logs.

3.     Click Log aggregation settings.

4.     On the page that opens, select the check box next to Enable and configure the aggregation interval.

5.     Click OK.