Configuring Alerts and Thresholds in SmartView Monitor

System Alerts and Thresholds

You can set thresholds for selected Security Gateways. When a threshold is passed, a system alert is sent.

To set System Alert thresholds:

1. Open Gateways Status view.

2. Right-click a network object and select Configure Thresholds.

   The Threshold Settings window opens.

3. Set the thresholds for the selected object:

   • Use global settings - All objects get the same thresholds for system alerts.

   • None - The selected Security Gateway object does not have thresholds for system alerts.

   • Custom - Change the thresholds for the selected object to be different than the global settings.

To change Global Threshold settings:

1. In the Threshold Settings window, click Edit Global Settings.

   The Global Threshold Settings window opens.

   

2. Select thresholds.

3. In Action, select:

   • none - No alert.

   • log - Sends a log entry to the database.

   • alert - Opens a pop-up window to your desktop.

   • mail - Sends a mail alert to your Inbox.

   • snmptrap - Sends an SNMP alert.

   • useralert - Runs a script. Make sure a user-defined action is available (in SmartConsole Check Point GUI application used to manage a Check Point environment - configure Security Policies, configure devices, monitor products and events, install updates, and so on., click Menu > Global properties > Log and Alert > Alert Commands).

To change custom threshold settings:

1. In the Threshold Settings window, select Custom.

   The global threshold settings show.

2. Select thresholds to enable for this Security Gateway or Cluster Member Check Point Firewall that is part of a cluster..

3. Set defining values.