Logs, tracking depth, and oddities

Tracking for Access Control rules should be configured on a per-rule basis. Either right-click in the Track field of the rule or hover over it with your mouse and click on the drop-down arrow in its top-right corner [1]. The small drop-down box gives you the ability to set some of the options using a one-click operation.

Clicking on More [2] opens a more extensive Track Settings dialog box where, in addition to the same options as above, you can choose the logging level (for rules in layers with APCL/URLF enabled) [3], set Alert [4], choose the Accounting option [5], and select whether Log Generation is set per Connection [6] or per Session [7]:

Figure 8.42 – Track Settings configuration

Note that the Detailed Log and Extended Log options are available only in rules located in layers with either APCL/URLF, Content Awareness, or Mobile Access blades enabled.

When either Detailed Log or Extended Log are selected...