View Connections Log

This topic applies to both ViPNet Coordinator and ViPNet Client.

The Connections Log window allows you to generate a connections log report according to a set of search criteria. That report allows you to monitor all the incoming and outgoing connections of the specific network node.

1. Use the following selection criteria on the Connections Log window to control what information is shown in the report:
   • Date/time intervals (days, hours, minutes)
   • Traffic direction (incoming, outgoing or both)
   • Encryption flag (encrypted, non-encrypted IP packets or both)
   • The IP address of a specific ViPNet node in the private network or all nodes
   • The name of a specific ViPNet node in the private network or all nodes
   • Local port number or range of port numbers
   • Remote port number or range of port numbers
   • Protocol
   • Counter (filtering according to the number of connections of the same type to/from the node. The default is from 1 to 65535.)
   • Event identifier (you can select an event from the list)
   • Number of records. You can limit the number of the latest records to be shown in the log. The default value (0) shows all records within the specified date/time interval.

     Note: If you don't change any settings, the window automatically shows the log for the last day.

2. To re-set the filters to their default values, click the Default button. Note: The only filters that won't be reset are the single IP address, single port (local and remote) and the number of records.
3. Click the Find button. The Viewing Connections Log window appears:

   

   The upper pane of the Connections Log window contains records the meet your selection criteria. The lower pane shows more detail about the selected record.

   Icons in the log communicate the nature of each record:

   Icon	Meaning
   	Allowed (passed) IP packets.
   	Blocked IP packets.
   	Open outgoing IP packets.
   	Open incoming IP packets.
   	Encrypted incoming IP packets.
   	Encrypted outgoing IP packets.
   	This log record contains an event belonging to the Other events group in the Event identifier drop-down list box.
   	IP packets blocked by the IDS (Intrusion Detection System). This log record contains an event belonging to the Intrusion Detection System events group in the Event identifier drop-down list box.

   The window's status bar summarizes the IP packet size (in bytes) of the selected record, the number placing of that record in the list, and the total number of records in the log report. If you select several records, the combined IP packet size displays. Note: You can select all records by using the Ctrl+A keys.

4. To sort information by column, click the column heading.
5. To find the host name of the selected record:
   1. Click or right-click and select Find from the pop-up menu.

      

   2. Click Find now.
6. To search the entire log:
   1. Click or right-click and select Search from the pop-up menu.

      

   2. Type any information you like in the Find what field.
   3. Click Find Next.
7. To export a log report, right-click anywhere in the top pane of the report and select View as HTML document or View as XLS document from the pop-up menu.

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