Configuring Logging on the ASA

Logging is disabled by default on the ASA. When you first connect to the ASDM, the first screen you see is the Home screen and the Device Dashboard (see Figure 18).

Figure 18. Device Dashboard

You can see from Figure 18 that ASDM logging is disabled. There is a button in the bottom half of the screen that can enable logging. Clicking this button enables logging on the ASA.

Figure 19 shows logging information on the Device Dashboard.

Figure 19. Device Dashboard: Logging Enabled

When logging is enabled, you can see the real-time log events in the Device Dashboard. You can also monitor logging events from the Monitoring toolbar.

From the Configuration toolbar, navigating to Device Management > Logging provides you with more in-depth configuration options for configuring items such as external logging servers, log filters, and external email addresses. Figure 20 shows the Logging Setup screen.