IDS - Do Alerts Work?

[spetrillo]

Hello all,

I am a little confused and hope someone can clear this up. I currently have IDS enabled. Is the Alerts tab used in IDS mode or only in IPS mode?

Thanks,
Steve

[hushcoden]

If I monitor the WAN port only I get no alerts, but if I also monitor the LAN port then the alert tab starts to populate...