Use case

Access logs (also known as web logs) track web transactions initiated from any device, including Windows PCs, Macs, mobile devices, and more. These logs record important data about how visitors interact with websites or web applications, such as the IP addresses of visitors, the resources accessed, request times, and more.

1. What are Access Logs?

Access logs provide detailed records of all interactions between visitors and your web server. These interactions, or "web transactions," can be initiated from various devices and browsers. Access logs are vital for monitoring traffic, diagnosing issues, and ensuring security.

A typical entry in an access log includes the following details:

• Log Time : Time and date of access
• Location : from which locations, the visitors accessed the ressource
• Source MAC : MAC address of the device (e.g., computer or router) initiating the request.
• User token (see Guest identities and authentication sessions with Cloudi-Fi)
• Source IP : IP address of the device that initiated the web request to your server.
• Source Port : Port number on the visitor’s device used to send the web request (part of the TCP/UDP connection).
• Destination IP : IP address of the server receiving the request from the visitor
• Destination Port : port number on the server receiving the request (e.g., 80 for HTTP, 443 for HTTPS)
• Protocole : communication method used to send data over the internet, such as HTTP, TCP, UDP
• HTTP method : type of HTTP request made by the visitor, like GET to retrieve data or POST to send data to the server.
• HTTP request : message sent by the visitor's browser to the server asking for a resource (e.g., webpage, file).

2. How to Access Web Logs?

Go to Admin UI > Users > Access Logs.

To view your visitors' access logs, you need to forward your syslog to Cloudi-Fi Syslog. (see Radius and Syslog Servers)

What's next

If you have any question about Access Logs, please refer to our support documentation or contact our support team.