Technical Tip: How to monitor Top System Events on FortiGate

To add Top System Event to Monitor widget, go to Dashboard -> Select + (Add Monitor) -> Top System Events. 

The System Events dashboard in FortiGate has two widgets that show the top system events: 

• Top System Events by Events: Sorts by event count.
• Top System Events by Level: Sorts by event severity.

To view the System Events dashboard:

1. Select the Expand to full-screen icon within a widget to view additional details.
2. 'Double-click' an event entry to view the specific event log.

To view other event logs in FortiGate, including: 

• WiFi Events: Available on hardware devices when the WiFi Controller is enabled.
• FortiExtender Events: Available when FortiExtender is enabled.
• SDN Connector Events: Always available.
• FortiSwitch Events: Available when Switch Controller is enabled.
• Router Events: Always available.
• VPN Events: Available when VPN is enabled.
• User Events: Always available.
• Endpoint Events: Available when Endpoint Control is enabled.

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Technical Tip: Displaying logs via FortiGate's CLI

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