Customizing Logging and Notification by Service or Option
User Guide
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Setting Launch Interval and Repeat Count
Two parameters work in conjunction with the Event Pro-
cessor Repeat Interval to control notification timing:
Launch Interval
The minimum time (in minutes) between separate
launches of a notifier. Set this parameter to prevent
the launch of several notifiers in response to similar
events that take place in a short amount of time.
Repeat Count
The threshold for how often an event can repeat
before the Firebox activates the special repeat
notifier. The repeat notifier creates a log entry
stating that the notifier in question is repeating.
Notification repeats only after this number of
events occurs.
As an example of how these two values interact, suppose
you have set up notification with these values:
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Launch interval = 5 minutes
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Repeat count = 4
A port space probe begins at 10:00 a.m. and continues once
per minute, triggering the logging and notification mecha-
nisms. Here is the time line of activities that would result
from this event with the above timing and repeating setup:
1
10:00–Initial port space probe (first event)
2
10:01–First notification launched (one event)
3
10:06–Second notification launched (reports five
events)
4
10:11–Third notification launched (reports five
events)
5
10:16–Fourth notification launched (reports five
events)
The time intervals between activities 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are
controlled by the launch interval, which was set to 5 min-
utes.
Summary of Contents for Firebox X10E
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Page 68: ...Chapter 3 Getting Started 46 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
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Page 242: ...Chapter 12 Setting Up Logging and Notification 220 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 256: ...Chapter 13 Reviewing and Working with Log Files 234 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
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