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title: Log configuration
description: This document describes the types of logging performed by PingAccess and provides instructions for configuring PingAccess logging.
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# Log configuration

This document describes the types of logging performed by PingAccess and provides instructions for configuring PingAccess logging.

* For information on types of logging, see [Types of Logging](pa_types_of_logging.html).

  * For information on logging in the context of monitoring, see [Logging, reporting, and troubleshooting](../pingaccess_monitoring_guide/pa_logging_reporting_and_troubleshooting.html).

  * For information on logging and auditing in the context of performance tuning, see [Logging and Auditing](../reference_guides/pa_logging_and_auditing.html).

* For information on configuring and managing logging, see [Configure logging in PingAccess](pa_configure_logging_lp.html).

  * For information on configuring log levels in the administrative console, see [Log settings](../pingaccess_user_interface_reference_guide/pa_log_settings.html) also.

* For information on logging in the context of troubleshooting specific issues, see [Log traffic for troubleshooting](pa_log_traffic_for_troubleshooting.html).

* For information on Common Event Format (CEF) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
  \<p>A logging and auditing file format that supports multiple device types.\</p>
  \</div>)* logging and logging formats usable by Splunk or a database, see [Other logging formats](pa_other_logging_formats.html).